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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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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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