BEGGARLY Meaning of BEGGARLY in English [beg.gar.ly] adj (1526) 1: contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry 2: befitting or resembling a beggar; esp: marked by extreme poverty -- beg.gar.li.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012