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adjective

Meagre, Meager adj.

Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. "Meager were his looks; Sharp misery had worn him to the bones."

Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery; as, meager resources; meager fare. Opposite of ample. (Narrower terms: exiguous) (Narrower terms: hardscrabble, marginal) (Narrower terms: measly, miserable, paltry) "Meager soil."

Synonyms: meagre, meagerly, scanty. "Of secular habits and meager religious belief." "His education had been but meager."

(Min.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.

Less than a desirable amount; of items distributed from a larger supply.

Synonyms: scrimpy, skimpy, skimping.

Synonyms: Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor; emaciated; scanty; barren.

verb

Meagre, Meager v. t. To make lean. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Meager'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Meager" Quotes from Famous Books

... in Carthage—except Mrs. Ulysses S. G. Budlong—celebrates Christmas behind closed doors. People find it easier to rhapsodize when the collateral is not shown. It is amazing how far a Carthaginian can go on the most meager donation. The formula is usually: "We had Such a lovely Christmas at our house. What did I get? Oh, so many things I ...

— Mrs. Budlong's Chrismas Presents • Rupert Hughes

... Skidmore, R.L. Jennings, and L. Byllesby preaching thoroughgoing Socialism. In 1829 these men and others were exercising a notable and considerable influence upon American thought. In vain shall we search their writings and the meager accounts of their lives for any trace or suggestion of ...

— The Jew and American Ideals • John Spargo

... what corresponded to a day, for they had lost all track of time, Andy Sudds arose from the stone bench on which their meager meal had been served. He started from the restaurant where they had ...

— Lost on the Moon - or In Quest Of The Field of Diamonds • Roy Rockwood

... the rural districts of Missouri recently made his first visit to New York. Shortly after his arrival he went into a restaurant and ordered what seemed to him like a rather meager meal. When the bill was presented it totaled $8.35. The Missourian looked at the amount twice to make sure his eyes were not deceiving him. Then he smiled. "Waiter," he called, "you've made a mistake. I've got more money ...

— More Toasts • Marion Dix Mosher

... gasps of fury, he twisted his meager arms tightly round Errington, and thrust him fiercely with all his might towards the edge of the Fall. For one second Philip strove against him—the next, he closed his eyes—Thelma's face smiled on his mind in that darkness as though in white farewell—the surging blood roared in his ears with ...

— Thelma • Marie Corelli

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