different between worthless vs beggarly

English

Etymology

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþl?as (“worthless”), equivalent to worth +? -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w??l?s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w???l?s/

Adjective

worthless (comparative more worthless or worthlesser, superlative most worthless or worthlessest)

1. Having no worth or use; without value.

   Synonyms: miserable, useless, valueless, inconsequential

   Antonyms: precious, useful, valuable, worthful, worthy

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• Strehlows

English

Etymology

beggar +? -ly

Adjective

beggarly (comparative beggarlier, superlative beggarliest)

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

   beggarly fellow

2. Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.

   beggarly rags

   • 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living

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

3. (by extension) inadequate or meagre.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:impoverished

Derived terms

• beggarliness

Adverb

beggarly (comparative more beggarly, superlative most beggarly)

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