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- Dictionarymea·ger/ˈmēɡər/
adjective
- 1. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality: "they were forced to supplement their meager earnings" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MEAGER is having little flesh : thin. How to use meager in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Meager.
Meager definition: deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate. See examples of MEAGER used in a sentence.
very small in amount or number; only as much or not as much as is needed or thought to be suitable: The food at my grandmother's house was meager and barely edible. (Definition of meager from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of meager. meager.
Meager means small and often applies to portions. Your mother may only allow you a meager serving of chocolate cake, and you may need to eat a meager serving of veggies in order to deserve that dessert.
MEAGER meaning: 1. US spelling of meagre 2. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 3. very small in…. Learn more.
If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meager, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. [ disapproval ] The rations that they gave us were meager and inadequate.
Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: unproductive. sterile. lean. starved. small. slim. mere. little. barren. bare. arid. lacking.