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Beggarly for Dummies

adjective

pronunciation: 'bɛɡərli

What does Beggarly really mean?

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Sure! "Beggarly" is a word that means something is poor or lacking in quality. It can also refer to something being meager or not very generous. So, if you had a beggarly amount of food, it means you only have a little bit and it's not enough to fill you up. Or if someone offers you a beggarly amount of money, it means they're not giving you very much. It's like when you have a tiny piece of chocolate and you wish you had a whole bar instead - that tiny piece would be a beggarly amount of chocolate! It's like the word "beggar" which refers to someone who asks for money because they don't have enough. So, "beggarly" is kind of like saying that something is like what a beggar would have - not very much. Does that make sense?

Revised and Fact checked by Jack Taylor on 2023-11-15 23:48:22

Beggarly In a sentece

Learn how to use Beggarly inside a sentece

  • The man's beggarly appearance indicated that he had very little money or possessions.
  • The beggarly amount of food left in the pantry would barely feed one person.
  • She offered a beggarly excuse for why she was late to class.
  • The beggarly attempt at fixing the leaky faucet only made the problem worse.
  • He lived in a beggarly little house on the outskirts of town.

Beggarly Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

mean mean

Beggarly Similar Words

Words that similar to the original word, but are not synonyms.

poor stingy ungenerous