There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
BEGGARLY
beggarly, mean
(adjective) (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
beggarly, mean
(adjective) marked by poverty befitting a beggar; “a beggarly existence in the slums”; “a mean hut”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beggarly (comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest)
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
(by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Synonyms
• See also impoverished
Adverb
beggarly (comparative more beggarly, superlative most beggarly)
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
Source: Wiktionary
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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