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beggarly Definition and Meaning in English (beggarly definition)

adjective
Synonyms:impoverisheddestitutepoor
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Beggarly definition: Describing someone or something that is extremely poor, destitute, or characteristic of a beggar.

Definitions of Beggarly

  1. 1adjective

    Describing someone or something that is extremely poor, destitute, or characteristic of a beggar.

  2. 2adjective

    Referring to something that is contemptibly small, meager, or inadequate in quality or quantity.

Example Sentences

“He lived a beggarly existence, surviving on scraps.”

“The beggarly sum offered for his work was an insult.”

“Her beggarly clothes showed her extreme poverty.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivebeg
past tensebegged
present participlebegging
nounbeggar
nounbeggarliness

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Beggarly definition: Describing someone or something that is extremely poor, destitute, or characteristic of a beggar.
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