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Poverty-stricken or very poor

In conditions suggestive of poverty

Pitifully or deplorably meager in amount

Unimportant or insignificant in nature

Of or characteristic of a miser

Resembling a beggar or some aspect of one: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.

Of low social rank or status

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Adjective

Poverty-stricken or very poor

poverty-stricken

strapped for cash

without two pennies to rub together

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

as poor as a church mouse

in reduced circumstances

without two farthings to rub together

unable to make ends meet

underprivileged

in Queer Street

on one's uppers

without a penny

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a red cent

without a brass farthing

without a penny to one's name

on one's beam-ends

behind eight ball

without a shot in one's locker

down to last penny

on a tight budget

unable to keep the wolf from the door

down to last cent

in distressed circumstances

financially poor

in dire circumstances

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

in the poorhouse

on one's beam ends

poor as a church mouse

without two pennies farthings to rub together

economically disadvantaged

on the bread line

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

discriminated against

in dire straits

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“Ay, but Sir John, I think they are exceedingly poor and bare, too beggarly.”

Adjective

In conditions suggestive of poverty

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

of bad reputation

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

beneath contempt

unconscientious

good-for-nothing

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

without justification

good-for-naught

under-the-table

double-crossing

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

gone to the dogs

deserving blame

under suspicion

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

potentially illegal

potentially dishonest

not quite right

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“Now, we would ask Secretary Thompson if a combination of labor living under such beggarly conditions, that desire decent living, decent wearing apparel, and above all reasonable opportunities for education, is a crime.”

Adjective

Pitifully or deplorably meager in amount

inconsequential

thin on the ground

in short supply

few and far between

hard to come by

too little too late

barely sufficient

not to be had for love nor money

nickel-and-dime

not worth mentioning

of no importance

of no consequence

not worth bothering about

underrepresented

thinly distributed

seldom met with

on the small side

coming up short

scarcer than hen's teeth

in the minority

out of the ordinary

dishonorable^US

smallest amount of

dishonourable^UK

nothing more than

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“If you wish for men who shall be of the lowest of the people, offer a beggarly stipend, and you will infallibly obtain them.”

Adjective

Unimportant or insignificant in nature

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

not worth mentioning

not worth bothering about

of little account

not worth speaking of

of little importance

no great shakes

of no importance

of no consequence

of no great concern

of little consequence

neither here nor there

of no significance

twopenny-halfpenny

beside the point

of minor importance

of little import

devoid of substance

one-dimensional

lacking in sense

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Adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser

careful with money

money-conscious

budget-conscious

energy-efficient

extremely frugal

financially savvy

extremely thrifty

on a tight budget

money motivated

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Adjective

Resembling a beggar or some aspect of one: poor, wheedling, insolent, etc.

Adjective

Of low social rank or status

undistinguished

underprivileged

inconsequential

lower in status

not very important

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not so important

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