Beggarly

usgb/ˈbeɡərli/
adjective

Very poor or having very little.

He lived in a beggarly hut on the outskirts of the city.
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Often appears as...

  • beggarly amount
  • beggarly paycheck

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'Beggarly' implies a lack of necessary resources, often used to stress the seriousness of a situation.

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The farmers received a beggarly amount of rain this season.
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