mea´ger|ly

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. Motley). Shaggy, meager little ponies (Francis Parkman).

3. without fullness or richness; deficient in quality or quantity: »

The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meagre and contradictory (Thomas B. Aldrich).

╂[< French, Old French maigre < Latin macer thin. See etym. of doublet maigre. (Cf. ↑maigre)]
–mea´ger|ly,
–mea´gre|ly, adverb.
–mea´ger|ness,
–mea´gre|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • 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´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

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