Beggarly

/ˈbɛɡ.ə.li/ adjective

Extremely poor in quality or quantity; mean or stingy, like what a beggar might possess or offer.

From 'beggar' + '-ly' (Old English '-lic,' meaning 'of the nature of'). Emerged in Middle English to describe something inadequate or miserable.

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