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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mea•ger /ˈmigɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - not enough in quantity or quality;
insufficient:a meager salary. - having little flesh;
lean.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈmea•gre. mea•ger•ly, adv. mea•ger•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mea•ger (mē′gər),USA pronunciation adj. - deficient in quantity or quality;
lacking fullness or richness;
scanty;
inadequate:a meager salary;meager fare;a meager harvest. - having little flesh;
lean;
thin:a body meager with hunger. - maigre.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mea′gre. - Latin macer lean
- Old French maigre
- Middle English megre 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See scanty.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gaunt, spare, skinny.
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