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| 1 | 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 39% | 9 | Moth family including the winter moth and the emerald moth | |
| 3 | 39% | 10 | Moth family that includes the mint moth, cabbage moth, and pale brindled beauty | |
Poor Billy Regularly Infested With Moth Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BEGGARLY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BEGGARLY
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BEGGARLY" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt adjective
- • In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
- • Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
- • (by extension) inadequate or meagre. adverb
- • In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
An example sentence would be:
- • "His salary was so beggarly that he struggled to make ends meet."
- • "She lived in a small, beggarly apartment in the outskirts of town."
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| The Guardian Cryptic02 Oct 2017 | Across 5 | |
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