beg·gar·ly /ˈbɛgɚ/
(a.)象乞丐的,赤貧的
Beg·gar·ly a.
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.
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beggarly
adj 1: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence
in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: mean]
2: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve
contempt [syn: mean]