Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Beggarly has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
"a beggarly existence in the slums"
"a mean hut"
2
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
3
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
Adverb
1
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.