beggarly

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈbɛɡɚli/ UK /ˈbɛɡəli/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
meanly poor or contemptibly small in amount

They were offered a beggarly wage for hard labor.

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Synonyms

1 adj · meanly poor or contemptibly... meager paltry wretched mean contemptible destitute scanty

Opposites

lavish abundant generous ample

Word family

Derived forms beggarliness

Related forms beggar beg beggary

Etymology

From beggar + the adjectival suffix -ly. Beggar derives from Middle English beggere, from beg + -ar, the verb beg being of uncertain origin.

begart Old French -līċ Old English

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# beggarly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈbɛɡɚli
**IPA (UK):** ˈbɛɡəli

## Meanings
1. meanly poor or contemptibly small in amount

## Examples
- They were offered a beggarly wage for hard labor.

## Synonyms
- meager
- paltry
- wretched
- mean
- contemptible
- destitute
- scanty

## Antonyms
- lavish
- abundant
- generous
- ample

## Derived Forms
- beggarliness

## Related Forms
- beggar
- beg
- beggary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: begart
- Root: -līċ

## Etymology
From beggar + the adjectival suffix -ly. Beggar derives from Middle English beggere, from beg + -ar, the verb beg being of uncertain origin.

## AI Etymology
Beggarly is from beggar + the adjectival suffix -ly. Beggar derives from Middle English beggere, from beg + -ar, the verb beg being of uncertain origin. In present-day use, it means meanly poor or contemptibly small in amount. Derived formations include beggarliness. Related vocabulary includes beggar, beg, and beggary.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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