ADJECTIVE | all | beggarly, mean | marked by poverty befitting a beggar |
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all | beggarly, mean | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt / contempt |
Meaning | marked by poverty befitting a beggar. | |
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Example | "a beggarly existence in the slums" | |
Synonym | mean | |
Broader | poor | Characterized by or indicating poverty |
Spanish | humilde, miserable | |
Nouns | beggar | a pauper who lives by begging |
Meaning | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt / contempt. | |
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Synonym | mean | |
Broader | stingy, ungenerous | Unwilling to spend |
Spanish | miserable |
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