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beggarwise

beggarwise adverb: in the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.

Adverb

beggarwise (comparative more beggarwise, superlative most beggarwise)

  1. In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.

Forms of beggarwise

comparativemore beggarwise
superlativemost beggarwise

Origin of beggarwise

From beggar + -wise.

Questions about beggarwise

What does beggarwise mean?
Beggarwise means in the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
What part of speech is beggarwise?
Beggarwise is an adverb.

Words near beggarwise in the dictionary

  1. beggartick
  2. beggarticks
  3. beggarware
  4. beggarweed
  5. beggarweeds
  6. beggarwise
  7. beggarwoman
  8. beggarwomen
  9. beggary
  10. begge
  11. begged

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