beggarly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beggarly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for beggarly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beggarly adj marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" Synonym(s): beggarly, mean (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt Synonym(s): beggarly, mean
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beggarly \Beg"garly\, a. 1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. [bd]A bankrupt, beggarly* fellow.[b8] --South. [bd]A beggarly fellowship.[b8] --Swift. [bd]Beggarly elements.[b8] --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.