In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible. / Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging. / (by extension) inadequate or meagre.

In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.

(rare) The state or characteristic of being or resembling a beggar; destitution.

comparative form of beggarly: more beggarly