beggarly

beg·gar·ly

B0160800 (bĕg′ər-lē)adj.1. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor: a beggarly existence in the slums.2. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.

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beg′gar·li·ness n.

beggarly

(ˈbɛɡəlɪ) adjmeanly inadequate; very poor: beggarly living conditions. ˈbeggarliness n

beg•gar•ly

(ˈbɛg ər li)

adj. 1. like or befitting a beggar. 2. meanly inadequate: a beggarly salary. [1520–30] beg′gar•li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	beggarly - marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"meanpoor - characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
	2.	beggarly - (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contemptmeanstingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

beggarly

adjectiveHaving little or no money or wealth:destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: broke, strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.

Translations

φτωχικόςmiseroнищий