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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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   MEAGRE definition: 1. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 2. UK spelling of meager 3. very small in…. Learn more.

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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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   If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. [ disapproval ] The bank's staff were already angered by the meagre pay rise.

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   Meagre definition: deficient in amount, quality, or extent. See examples of MEAGRE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMEAGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   Define meagre. meagre synonyms, meagre pronunciation, meagre translation, English dictionary definition of meagre. 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 meagre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.