1. (a.) In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.

2. (a.) Produced or occasioned by beggary.

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

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