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   Mea·ger

   /ˈmēɡər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality: "they were forced to supplement their meager earnings" Similar inadequatescantyscantpaltrylimitedrestrictedmodestinsufficientsparsesparedeficientnegligibleinsubstantialskimpyshortlittleleansmallslightslenderpoormiserablepitifulpunymiserlyniggardlybeggarlyinformal:measlystingypatheticpiddlingrare:exiguousOpposite abundant
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) lean; thin: "a tall, meager man" Similar thinthin as a rakeleanskinnysparescrawnyscragglyganglingganglyspindlystringylankyreedybonyrawbonedgauntunderweightemaciatedskeletalstarvedunderfedundernourishedattenuatedwraithlikecadaverouswastedanorexicOpposite fat

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘lean’): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer.

   Derivatives

   • 1. meagerly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of MEAGER is having little flesh : thin. How to use meager in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Meager.

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   Meager definition: deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate. See examples of MEAGER used in a sentence.

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   MEAGER definition: 1. US spelling of meagre 2. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 3. very small in…. Learn more.

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   MEAGER meaning: 1. US spelling of meagre 2. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 3. very small in…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   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.

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   Define meager. meager synonyms, meager pronunciation, meager translation, English dictionary definition of meager. also mea·gre adj. 1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. 2. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded...

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   Definition of meager adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    6 days ago · If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meager, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. [disapproval] The rations that they gave us were meager and inadequate. More Synonyms of meager. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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