noun
- the state or quality of being extremely poor; poverty
- the quality of being inadequate, meager, or contemptibly small
Examples
- The beggarliness of his circumstances forced him to seek charity.
- She was shocked by the beggarliness of the meal they served.
- The beggarliness of their offer insulted the workers.
- His clothing revealed the beggarliness of his situation.
- The beggarliness of the donation disappointed the charity organizers.
- They lived in a state of complete beggarliness after losing their jobs.