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Beggarly

Bĕg'gar-ly, a.

adjective

a. 1. In, or partaking of, or resembling, the condition of a beggar; extremely indigent; mean; poor; contemptible. “A bankrupt, beggarly fellow.” South. “A beggary fellowship.” Swift. “Beggary elements.” Gal. iv. 9.

Sense 2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs. and rare.]

Beggary sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Bp. Taylor.

Bĕg'gar-ly, adv.

adverb

In a beggarly, mean, or despicable manner.