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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Beggarly

· Beg·gar·ly · IPA
01 a. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  1. 1.
    In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  2. 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.
02 adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
  1. 1.
    In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.