beggarly vs bush league

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. 

bush league

adj
  • Of inferior quality. 

  • Amateurish, unprofessional, unpolished, juvenile. 

noun
  • A professional sports association at the lower levels of minor league organization. 

  • A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc. 

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