BEGGARLY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • used of sums of money
   • so small in amount as to deserve contempt
   Synonym(s)
   • mean (what does mean mean?)
   Similar To
   • stingy (what does stingy mean?)
   • ungenerous (what does ungenerous mean?)
2. Meaning
   • marked by poverty befitting a beggar
   Synonym(s)
   • mean (what does mean mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a beggarly existence in the slums
   • a mean hut
   Similar To
   • poor (what does poor mean?)