beggarly
/ˈbeɡəli/adjective
उच्चारण बेगली
तुच्छ, बहुत थोड़ा, दरिद्र
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literary
very small in amount; poor and unpleasant
तुच्छ, बहुत थोड़ा, दरिद्र
- a beggarly salary
- Workers protested against the beggarly wages paid by the factory.
- The clerk accepted the beggarly pay because he needed the job.
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- They offered a beggarly sum for the old house.
- Teachers complained about the beggarly grant given to the school.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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beg·gar·ly
?Which word?
Keep the very-small-amount words together: beggarly, paltry (too small to be useful), meagre (not enough), measly (informal, very small), niggardly (mean, unwilling to give), pittance ('earn a pittance', a very small amount of money).
बहुत थोड़ी मात्रा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: beggarly, paltry (उपयोगी होने के लिए बहुत कम), meagre (अपर्याप्त), measly (अनौपचारिक, बहुत थोड़ा), niggardly (कंजूस), pittance ('earn a pittance', बहुत थोड़ा पैसा)।
§Grammar and usage
Beggarly is an adjective ending in -ly, not an adverb (like friendly and lonely).
Beggarly -ly पर खत्म होने वाला adjective है, adverb नहीं (friendly और lonely की तरह)।