beggarly
adj 3adv 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
fellow
BEGGARLY + NOUN
rags, sins
Definitions
adj
1
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
beggarly fellow
2
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
beggarly rags
Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
3
inadequate or meagre.
adv
1
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
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beggarly rags
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Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
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