beggarly

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.

beggarliness beg'gar·li·ness n.

adjective

Having 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. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: meager
Antonyms: considerable

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by poverty befitting a beggar
  Synonym: mean

Meaning #2: used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
  Synonym: mean

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fattig, trængende, ussel, elendig

Nederlands (Dutch)
karig, armzalig

Français (French)
adj. - piètre, misérable, sordide, maigre (un repas), pauvre, dérisoire (un salaire), de famine

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erbärmlich, ärmlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άθλιος, φουκαριάρικος, ευτελής, τιποτένιος

Italiano (Italian)
misero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pobre, desprezível

Русский (Russian)
нищенский, жалкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mísero, pobre, miserable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - eländig, jämmerlig, erbarmlig, usel, fruktansvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
像乞丐的, 下贱的, 赤贫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 像乞丐的, 下賤的, 赤貧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거지같은, 근소한, 빈약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乞食のような, 卑しい, 貧弱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بخس, زهيد, شحيح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נבזה, עלוב, דל, דל רוחנית, קמצן‬

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