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Webster 1913 Edition
Beggarly
Beg′gar-ly
,Adj.
1.
In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
“A bankrupt, beggarly fellow.” South.
“A beggarly fellowship.” Swift.
“Beggarly elements.” Gal. iv. 9.
2.
Produced or occasioned by beggary.
[Obs.]
Beggarly
sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Jer. Taylor.
Beg′gar-ly
,adv.
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Webster 1828 Edition
Beggarly
BEG'GARLY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
beggarly
beggarly
English
Adjective
beggarly (comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest)
- In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
- beggarly fellow
- Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
- beggarly rags
- Jeremy Taylor
- Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
- (by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:impoverished
Derived terms
Adverb
beggarly (comparative more beggarly, superlative most beggarly)
- In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.