meager
adjective
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate.
meagerly
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a word derived from
meager.
Example Sentences
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After the wheel landed at 95 cents, Choi celebrated again, this time yelling and meagerly lifting his uninjured left arm as his wife leaped and threw both hands in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
It matters, on a scale between micro and meagerly important, who the fifth starter is behind Gore, Gray, Cavalli and Corbin, then the sixth starter behind that guy, then the seventh starter behind that guy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
The vast majority are from big centers and power forwards from bygone eras, who made their livings in the post and pushed around anyone who meagerly tried to stop them.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2021
The house did not appear to have been searched, and the only thing that was missing was her white straw handbag, containing a meagerly stocked wallet.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2016
On the contrary, I was amazed and sometimes saddened by the pride people took in jobs that rewarded them so meagerly, either in wages or in recognition.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
