beggarly russian

• ни́щий

  beggarly/extremely poor (adj)

• ни́щенский

  beggarly (adj), poorly

• ни́щенствовать

  to beg, to go begging, to lead a beggarly life, to be destitute

• обнища́лый

  impoverished, beggarly

• нищенски

  beggarly, in destitution, wretchedly

  pitifully small, paltry, measly

Examples

• Он получал нищенскую зарплату на этой работе.

  He was paid a beggarly salary at that job.