Thesaurus: beggarly

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1. a. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
2. a. Produced or occasioned by beggary.
3. adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
4. adj. marked by poverty befitting a beggar
5. adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
6. 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. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. BEGGAR'S LICE Beg"gar's lice`. (Bot.) The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of Echinospermum and Cynoglossum) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them. BEGGAR'S TICKS Beg"gar's ticks`. The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity.
7. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of abeggar.
8. r:100 s. marked by poverty befitting a beggar s. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt