beggarlyadjective
uk/ˈbeɡ.ə.li/us/ˈbeɡ.ɚ.li/literarysmall in amount and not at all generous:
The council voted to give the new project a beggarly amount of money.
like a beggar in appearance, way of life, etc.:
a poor and beggarly people
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small in number and quantity
- below
- certain
- could count sth on (the fingers of) one hand idiom
- drabs
- few
- flicker
- less
- little
- mild
- minimal
- modest
- narrow
- negligible
- niggardly
- none to speak of idiom
- outside
- slender
- small
- thinly
- under
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