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- DictionaryMea·ger/ˈmēɡər/
adjective
- 1. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality: "they were forced to supplement their meager earnings"
1. : having little flesh : thin. meager were his looks, sharp misery had worn him to the bones William Shakespeare. 2. a. : lacking desirable qualities (such as richness or strength) leading a meager life. b. : deficient in quality or quantity. a meager diet. meagerly adverb. meagerness noun. Synonyms. exiguous. hand-to-mouth. light. niggardly.
Meager definition: deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate. See examples of MEAGER used in a sentence.
(of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: meager salary The porters relied on tips, and not their meager salary, to earn a living. meager diet The prisoners existed on a meager diet. Synonyms. measly informal. miserable (NOT GOOD) negligible. paltry. stingy informal disapproving. trifling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable: The food at my grandmother's house was meager and barely edible. (Definition of meager from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of meager. meager.
Meager means small and often applies to portions. Your mother may only allow you a meager serving of chocolate cake, and you may need to eat a meager serving of veggies in order to deserve that dessert. Meager doesn't mean adequate — it means not enough.
Meager Definition. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble. The meager soil of an eroded plain. Thin; lean; emaciated. Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate. To make lean.
Apr 29, 2024 · 1. thin; lean; emaciated. 2. of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate. Brit., etc. sp. ˈmeagre SYNONYMY NOTE: meager literally implies an emaciated thinness and, hence, connotes a lack of those qualities which give something richness, vigor, strength, etc. [meager cultural resources]; scanty implies an inadequacy in amount ...
