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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
- Example: "a beggarly existence in the slums"
- Example: "a mean hut"
[syn: beggarly, mean]

2. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt;
[syn: beggarly, mean]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beggarly \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. [1913 Webster] 2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, adv. In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

beggarly adj 1: marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" [syn: beggarly, mean] 2: (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt [syn: beggarly, mean]