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   meagre

   /ˈmiːɡə/

   adjective

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

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. meagrely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • E

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   • A

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   • G

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   • R

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Louisiana_Creole_peopleLouisiana Creole people - Wikipedia

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   10 hours ago · Louisiana Creole people. Louisiana Creoles ( French: Créoles de la Louisiane, Louisiana Creole: Moun Kréyòl la Lwizyàn, Spanish: Criollos de Luisiana) are a Louisiana French ethnic group descended from the inhabitants of colonial Louisiana before it became a part of the United States during the period of both French and Spanish rule.