beggarly vs nonpositive

beggarly

adj
  • inadequate or meagre. 

  • Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging. 

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

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

nonpositive

adj
  • Not positive. 

  • Not positive; either zero or negative. 

noun
  • Any value that is not positive. 

How often have the words beggarly and nonpositive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )