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meagre
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.
[Middle English megre, thin, from Old French, from Latin macer; see māk- in Indo-European roots.]
mea′ger·ly adv.mea′ger·ness n.meagre (ˈmiːɡə) or meageradj1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent2. thin or emaciated3. lacking in richness or strength[C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor] ˈmeagrely, ˈmeagerly adv ˈmeagreness, ˈmeagerness nThesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  meagre - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"meager, meagerly, 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" |
meagreadjective insubstantial, little, small, poor, spare, slight, inadequate, pathetic, slender, scant, sparse, deficient, paltry, skimpy, puny, measly, scanty, exiguous, scrimpy a meagre 3% pay riseTranslationsmeagre (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 meagre
Synonyms for meagreadj insubstantialSynonyms- insubstantial
- little
- small
- poor
- spare
- slight
- inadequate
- pathetic
- slender
- scant
- sparse
- deficient
- paltry
- skimpy
- puny
- measly
- scanty
- exiguous
- scrimpy
Synonyms for meagreadj deficient in amount or quality or extentSynonyms- meager
- meagerly
- scrimpy
- stingy
Related Words- scarce
- minimal
- minimum
- insufficient
- deficient
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