beggarly
Pathetically meager, impoverished
Beggarly means resembling or befitting a beggar—wretchedly poor, meager, or contemptibly small.
A beggarly sum is an insultingly inadequate amount.
Beggarly conditions are squalid and degraded.
The word carries moral judgment beyond mere poverty, suggesting something shamefully insufficient: They offered a beggarly wage for skilled work.
Contemptibly meager
- scantyInsufficient in amount
- scantBarely adequate amount
- measlyContemptibly inadequate
- piddlingInsignificantly small
pitiful · inadequate · insufficient · sparse · skimpy · slight · bare · minimal
Utterly without means
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- pauperizedMade extremely poor
- poverty-strickenExtremely poor condition
penurious · necessitous · hand-to-mouth · down-and-out · dispossessed · underprivileged · wanting · lacking
Extremely dirty and neglected
- sordidMorally foul or base
- seedyRundown and disreputable
- tawdryCheaply ornate and vulgar
- dingyDiscolored from grime
rundown · dilapidated · decrepit · scruffy · tatty · mangy · ramshackle · wretched
Morally worthless, beneath regard
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- lowlyModest in status
- abjectUtterly hopeless or degraded
wretched · ignoble · mean · worthless · sorry · degraded · shameful · disgraceful
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
- grudgingReluctant, resentful in giving
stinting · cheeseparing · closefisted · penny-pinching · sparing · uncharitable · mean-spirited · petty
paltry
Contemptibly meager
piddling · pitiful · inadequate · insufficient · sparse · skimpy · slight · bare · minimal · nominal
destitute
Utterly without means
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- pauperizedMade extremely poor
poverty-stricken · penurious · necessitous · hand-to-mouth · down-and-out · dispossessed · underprivileged · wanting · lacking · deprived
squalid
Extremely dirty and neglected
dingy · rundown · dilapidated · decrepit · scruffy · tatty · mangy · ramshackle · wretched · miserable
despicable
Morally worthless, beneath regard
abject · wretched · ignoble · mean · worthless · sorry · degraded · shameful · disgraceful · dishonorable
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- niggardlyExtremely reluctant to spend
grudging · stinting · cheeseparing · closefisted · penny-pinching · sparing · uncharitable · mean-spirited · petty · small-minded
beggarlywealthy
Having abundant financial resources
rich · affluent · prosperous · opulent · well-off
beggarlygenerous
Willing to give freely
lavish · ample · abundant · substantial · considerable
- beggars beliefExceeds rational acceptance
- Beggars Banquet1968 rock album