beggarly
/ˈbegəlɪ/adjective
1- poverty-stricken穷困潦倒的, 赤贫的。
1.1
- pitifully or deplorably bad糟糕透顶的：
the beggarly physical condition to which I had been reduced.
我曾经沦落到的那种憔悴不堪的身体境况。
1.2
- meagre and ungenerous少量的, 吝啬的：
the stipend in 1522 was a beggarly £26.
1552年的薪俸只有可怜巴巴的26英镑。
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