beggarly

Meaning

Adj

1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
3. (broadly) inadequate or meagre.

Adv

In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.

Synonyms

mean

poor

wretched

miserable

destitute

indigent

bastardly

ignoble

scant

forlorn

abject

grotty

piteous

beastly

squalid

unblessed

rotten

scrub

scrubby

seedy

shabby

sordid

sorry

unblest

unenviable

villainous

woeful

worthless

mangey

medicant

caitiff

chintzy

deplorable

dirty

disgraceful

filthy

haggard

humble

inferior

low-down

peeled

pitiable

pitiful

poverty-stricken

putrid

Translations

vouloir dire

signifier

miserable

humilde

pobre

mezquino

armoedig

arm

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: beggarly

In summary

From beggar + -ly; adverb via Middle English beggarly, beggerly.