Beggarly

Full definition of beggarly

Adjective

1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.beggarly fellow
2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.beggarly rags
• Jeremy TaylorBeggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.
3. (by extension) inadequate or meagre.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• beggarliness

Adverb

1. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.