beg·gar·ly

[beg-er-lee]
adjective
1.
like or befitting a beggar.
2.
meanly inadequate: How does he manage on such a beggarly salary?

Origin:
1520–30; beggar + -ly

beg·gar·li·ness, noun
un·beg·gar·ly, adjective
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beggarly (ˈbɛɡəlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
meanly inadequate; very poor: beggarly living conditions
 
'beggarliness
 
n

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