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beggarly
adjective
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- EGGARL
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
adjective
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
“a beggarly existence in the slums”
In context
Example Sentences
a beggarly existence in the slums
a mean hut
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