beggarly

[ beg-er-lee ]

/ ˈbɛg ər li /

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adjective

like or befitting a beggar.

meanly inadequate: How does he manage on such a beggarly salary?

Origin of beggarly

First recorded in 1520–30; beggar + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM beggarly

beg·gar·li·ness, nounun·beg·gar·ly, adjective

Words nearby beggarly

begem, beget, beggar, beggar description, beggardom, beggarly, beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, Beggars can't be choosers, beggar's-lice, beggar-ticks

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Example sentences from the Web for beggarly

Will—Tiresome flower, why did Nature give it such a beggarly few petals?
Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Are not these beggarly devils sufficiently wretched already?
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
I will not be at the beck and call of a beggarly tradesfellow!
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt
Are ye not two beggarly retainers, trencher-parasites, to John?
The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4|Charles Lamb

And no one cares to see that convictions are to them but the clothes with which they cover the beggarly nakedness of their souls.
Foma Gordyeff|Maxim Gorky

British Dictionary definitions for beggarly

beggarly

/ (ˈbɛɡəlɪ) /

adjective

meanly inadequate; very poorbeggarly living conditions

Derived forms of beggarly

beggarliness, noun

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单词	beggarly
释义	beggarly [ beg-er-lee ] / ˈbɛg ər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beggarly ON THESAURUS.COM adjective like or befitting a beggar. meanly inadequate: How does he manage on such a beggarly salary? Origin of beggarly First recorded in 1520–30; beggar + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM beggarly beg·gar·li·ness, nounun·beg·gar·ly, adjective Words nearby beggarly begem, beget, beggar, beggar description, beggardom, beggarly, beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, Beggars can't be choosers, beggar's-lice, beggar-ticks Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beggarly Will—Tiresome flower, why did Nature give it such a beggarly few petals? Robert Elsmere\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Are not these beggarly devils sufficiently wretched already? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais I will not be at the beck and call of a beggarly tradesfellow! It Might Have Been\|Emily Sarah Holt Are ye not two beggarly retainers, trencher-parasites, to John? The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4\|Charles Lamb And no one cares to see that convictions are to them but the clothes with which they cover the beggarly nakedness of their souls. Foma Gordyeff\|Maxim Gorky British Dictionary definitions for beggarly beggarly / (ˈbɛɡəlɪ) / adjective meanly inadequate; very poorbeggarly living conditions Derived forms of beggarly beggarliness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to beggarly abject, broke, destitute, down-and-out, inadequate, low, meager, mean, poverty-stricken
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beggarly

adjective

Origin of beggarly

OTHER WORDS FROM beggarly

Words nearby beggarly

Example sentences from the Web for beggarly

British Dictionary definitions for beggarly

adjective

Derived forms of beggarly

Words related to beggarly