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 — 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|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|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
gré — Gré, m. C est volonté, Selon ce on dit il confesse de son bon gré et bonne volonté, Suapte sponte, Et malgré ou maugré moy, c est à dire, contre ma volonté, Me inuito, Et vient de Gratum Latin, en signification d acceptable que le François dit… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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
meagre — mea|gre BrE meager AmE [ˈmi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: maigre, from Latin macer thin ] a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need ▪ a meagre diet of bread and beans meagre… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meagre — mea|gre [ migər ] the British spelling of meager … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exiguous — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
