meager

mea

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gə

gē

merger

meagre

Definition & Meaning of "meager"in English

meager

ADJECTIVE

lacking in quantity, quality, or extent

deficient

exiguous

inadequate

insufficient

lacking

Disapproving

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

meagerest

Comparative

meagerer

gradable

domain

quantity, quality, resources

Examples

The family survived on a meager income, struggling to make ends meet.

(of people or animals) lean or thin, often suggesting a lack of nourishment or robustness

bony

emaciated

gaunt

lean

lithe

Disapproving

Examples

The stray dog was meager, with ribs visible through its fur.

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