Beggarly

Beg·gar·ly

Beggarly

a.
  1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
  2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.]
    Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.

Beggarly

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