beggarly

adj

1. In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.

   “beggarly fellow”

2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.

   “beggarly rags”

   “Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying, flattery, stealing, and dissimulation.”

3. (broadly)inadequate or meagre.

adv

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