beggarly

adj 3adv 1

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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