Beggarly Definition & Meaning
beggarly
- adjective
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
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- What does beggarly mean?
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- What part of speech is beggarly?
- Beggarly is an adjective.
- How many definitions does beggarly have?
- Beggarly has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).