adjective
of or characteristic of a beggar; very poor or impoverished
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The beggarly amount of funding allocated to the arts is insufficient to support local artists.
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I can't believe the beggarly portion of fries they gave me with my burger.
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That beggarly excuse for a car barely made it up the hill.
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Her beggarly attempts at painting were no match for the masterpieces hanging in the gallery.