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Poverty-stricken or very poor

In conditions suggestive of poverty

Pitifully or deplorably meager in amount

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

Of or characteristic of a miser

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

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Adjective

Poverty-stricken or very poor

poverty-stricken

strapped for cash

without two pennies to rub together

on the breadline

in straitened circumstances

in reduced circumstances

as poor as a church mouse

without two farthings to rub together

unable to make ends meet

in Queer Street

underprivileged

on one's uppers

without a penny

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a red cent

without a brass farthing

on one's beam-ends

behind eight ball

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

in distressed circumstances

of no fixed address

of no fixed abode

financially poor

unable to keep the wolf from the door

down to last cent

in dire circumstances

down to last penny

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

on the wallaby track

on one's beam ends

poor as a church mouse

without two pennies farthings to rub together

in the poorhouse

in administration

in receivership

on the bread line

in Carey Street

gone to the wall

in the hands of the receivers

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

discriminated against

economically disadvantaged

out of business

in dire straits

unable to pay one's debts

financially ruined

taken to the cleaners

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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

of bad reputation

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

in the doghouse

unsportsmanlike

against the rules

double-crossing

good-for-nothing

potentially illegal

unconscientious

cloak-and-dagger

under the table

not quite right

of dubious character

under suspicion

potentially dishonest

under the counter

good-for-naught

under-the-table

beneath contempt

hole-and-corner

not to be trusted

not to be relied upon

no better than one should be

highly improper

deserving blame

playing politics

gone to the dogs

not straightforward

inappropriate to

dishonest-looking

mysterious-looking

strange-looking

out of character

not good enough

out of place with

out of character with

not to be spoken of

that dare not speak its name

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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

nickel-and-dime

of little account

thin on the ground

twopenny-halfpenny

unconsequential

not worth mentioning

not worth bothering about

undistinguished

underprivileged

of no consequence

of no importance

in short supply

of little importance

of little consequence

hard to come by

few and far between

too little too late

counterproductive

not worth speaking of

of no great concern

not to be had for love nor money

good-for-nothing

neither here nor there

of minor importance

thinly distributed

seldom met with

barely sufficient

beside the point

of no significance

coming up short

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

hardly worth mentioning

of little import

indistinguishable

barely perceptible

of no earthly use

in the minority

out of the ordinary

nothing more than

scarcer than hen's teeth

without success

in vicious circle

smallest amount of

lacking substance

one-dimensional

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

run-of-the-mill

not worth a hill of beans

nothing to write home about

nothing special

no great shakes

common or garden

middle-of-the-road

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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

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

forelock-tugging

apple-polishing

excessively deferential

eating humble pie

bowing and scraping

overly flattering

all over someone

highly favourable

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Adjective

Of or characteristic of a miser

careful with money

money-conscious

extremely thrifty

financially savvy

on a tight budget

extremely frugal

budget-conscious

self-disciplined

money motivated

energy-efficient

anti-democratic

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Adjective

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

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