a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L. Motley). Shaggy, meager little ponies (Francis Parkman).
The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meagre and contradictory (Thomas B. Aldrich).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mea´gre|ness — mea|ger or mea|gre «MEE guhr», adjective. 1. poor or scanty: »a meager meal. SYNONYM(S): sparse. See syn. under scanty. (Cf. ↑scanty) 2. thin; lean: »a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L … Useful english dictionary
mea´ger|ly — mea|ger or mea|gre «MEE guhr», adjective. 1. poor or scanty: »a meager meal. SYNONYM(S): sparse. See syn. under scanty. (Cf. ↑scanty) 2. thin; lean: »a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L … Useful english dictionary
mea|ger — or mea|gre «MEE guhr», adjective. 1. poor or scanty: »a meager meal. SYNONYM(S): sparse. See syn. under scanty. (Cf. ↑scanty) 2. thin; lean: »a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L … Useful english dictionary
mea|gre — mea|ger or mea|gre «MEE guhr», adjective. 1. poor or scanty: »a meager meal. SYNONYM(S): sparse. See syn. under scanty. (Cf. ↑scanty) 2. thin; lean: »a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L … Useful english dictionary
mea´gre|ly — mea|ger or mea|gre «MEE guhr», adjective. 1. poor or scanty: »a meager meal. SYNONYM(S): sparse. See syn. under scanty. (Cf. ↑scanty) 2. thin; lean: »a meager face. A small, meagre man (John L … Useful english dictionary
mea — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; blu·mea; com·mea·sur·able; com·mea·sure; fra·mea; mam·mea; ma·nu·mea; MEA; mea·cock; mea; mea·ger; mea·ger·ly; mea·ger·ness; mea·sle; mea·sled; mea·sles; mea·sly; mea·sur·abil·i·ty; mea·sur·able; mea·sur·ably;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
meagerness — mea·ger·ness … English syllables
meager — mea•ger [[t]ˈmi gər[/t]] adj. 1) deficient in quantity or quality; scanty: a meager salary; meager fare[/ex] 2) having little flesh; lean Also, esp. brit. mea′gre. Etymology: 1300–50; ME megre < OF maigre < L macer lean mea′ger•ly,adv.… … From formal English to slang
