beggarly
Adjective Satellite
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- "a beggarly existence in the slums"
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
Adj
- In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
- Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
- inadequate or meagre.
Adv
- In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Adjective
- Contemptibly poor, mean, or inadequate.
Examples
- A five-point play in the endgame felt BEGGARLY and insufficient.
Origin / Etymology
From beggar + -ly; adverb via Middle English beggarly, beggerly.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
beggarly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordbeggarly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beggarly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
beggarly: valid Words With Friends Word