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beggarly |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, a. 1. In the condition of or like a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean poor; contemptible. ``A bankrupt, beggarly fellow.'' --South. ``A beggarly fellowship.'' --Swift. ``Beggarly elements.'' --Gal. iv 9. 2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.] Beggarly sins, that is those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. --Jer. Taylor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, adv In an indigent, mean or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beggarly adj 1: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: {mean}] 2: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: {mean}]
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