Beggarly
adjective
Very poor or having very little.
He lived in a beggarly hut on the outskirts of the city.
Often appears as...
- beggarly amount
- beggarly paycheck
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Not worthy or respectful.
His beggarly treatment towards his employees led to a revolt.
Often appears as...
- beggarly treatment
- beggarly behaviour
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
adjective
Very poor or having very little.
He lived in a beggarly hut on the outskirts of the city.
Often appears as...
- beggarly amount
- beggarly paycheck
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Not worthy or respectful.
His beggarly treatment towards his employees led to a revolt.
Often appears as...
- beggarly treatment
- beggarly behaviour
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/1Suggest Scarcity
'Beggarly' implies a lack of necessary resources, often used to stress the seriousness of a situation.
The farmers received a beggarly amount of rain this season.
Pro Tip 1/1Suggest Scarcity
'Beggarly' implies a lack of necessary resources, often used to stress the seriousness of a situation.
The farmers received a beggarly amount of rain this season.
Pro Tip 1/1Suggest Scarcity
'Beggarly' implies a lack of necessary resources, often used to stress the seriousness of a situation.
The farmers received a beggarly amount of rain this season.
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Quote examples
Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he proclaims his wants and his beggarly condition.
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Arthur Murphy
Irish Writer
Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.
Quote examples
Jeremy Taylor
British Clergyman
No man is poor who does not think himself so. But if in a full fortune with impatience he desires more, he proclaims his wants and his beggarly condition.
Quote examples
Arthur Murphy
Irish Writer
Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.
Example 1 of 2
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