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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.
adj. 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.
MEAGRE definition: 1. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 2. UK spelling of meager 3. very small in…. Learn more.