Beggarly and Deficient

Beggarly

Beggarly adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Deficient and beggarly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Beggarly".

Nearby Words: beggared, beggar, beggary, beggaring

Deficient

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

Beggarly and deficient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beggarly" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently
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