BEGGARLIER

Adjective

beggarlier

comparative form of beggarly

Source: Wiktionary


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.

2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.] Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. Jer. Taylor.

Beg"gar*ly, adv.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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