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beggarlier

beggarlier is the comparative form of beggarly.

Meaning of beggarly

Adjective

beggarly (comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest)

  1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
    • beggarly fellow
  2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
    • beggarly rags
  3. (broadly) inadequate or meagre.

See all 4 meanings of beggarly

Questions about beggarlier

What is beggarlier the comparative form of?
Beggarlier is the comparative form of beggarly.

Words near beggarlier in the dictionary

  1. beggarism
  2. beggarize
  3. beggarized
  4. beggarizes
  5. beggarizing
  6. beggarlier
  7. beggarliest
  8. beggarlike
  9. beggarliness
  10. beggarly
  11. beggarman

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