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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

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   What does meager mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   What is the difference between meager and scant?

   • meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency. scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent. scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential.

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   What does Megre mean?

   • 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·ness n.

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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. The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise. 3 meanings: 1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent 2. thin or emaciated 3. lacking in richness or strength.... Click for more definitions.

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   Meagre means very small or not enough, especially of amounts or numbers. It is the UK spelling of meager. See synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples of meagre in sentences.

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     MEAGRE meaning: 1. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not...

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     MEAGRE translate: （數量）很少的，不足的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     MEAGRE translate: （数量）很少的，不足的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     meagre translate: 빈약한. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     meagre translate: 不十分な. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     MEAGRE translate: escaso, escaso, pobre. Learn more in the...

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   Definitions of meagre. adjective. deficient in amount or quality or extent. synonyms: meager, meagerly, scrimpy, stingy. scarce. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand. bare, scanty, spare. lacking in amplitude or quantity. exiguous.

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