meager

mea·ger

also mea·gre M0178600 (mē′gər)adj.1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.2. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded plain.3. Having little flesh; lean.

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[Middle English megre, thin, from Old French, from Latin macer; see māk- in Indo-European roots.]

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mea′ger·ly adv.mea′ger·ness n.

mea•ger

(ˈmi gər)

adj. 1. deficient in quantity or quality; scanty: a meager salary; meager fare. 2. having little flesh; lean. Also, esp. Brit.,mea′gre.[1300–50; Middle English megre < Old French maigre < Latin macer lean]mea′ger•ly, adv. mea′ger•ness, n. syn: See scanty.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

meager - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingyscarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"

meager

adjective1. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:exiguous, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, stingy, thin.Slang: measly.2. Having little flesh or fat on the body:angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, rawboned, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy.Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail.

Translations

meagre

(American) meager (ˈmiːgə) adjective poor or not enough. meagre earnings. 貧乏的，微薄的 贫弱的，贫乏的 ˈmeagrely adverb 貧乏地，微薄地 贫弱地，贫乏地 ˈmeagreness noun 貧乏，微薄 贫弱，贫乏