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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.
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.
1. deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate. a meager salary. meager fare. a meager harvest.
MEAGER meaning: 1. US spelling of meagre 2. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 3. very small in…. Learn more.
1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty. 2. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded plain. 3. Having little flesh; lean. [Middle English megre, thin, from Old French, from Latin macer; see māk- in Indo-European roots.] mea′ger·ly adv. mea′ger·ness n.
Definition of meager adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
