mauger

British  

/ ˈmɔːɡə /

adjective

1. (of persons or animals) thin or lean

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Etymology

Origin of mauger

from Du. mager thin, _meagre

Example Sentences

It was Mitchell House still, mauger the McClintock millions and a half-century of possession.

From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove

The next day it wuz so hot I felt kinder mauger and stayed to home.

From Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition by Holley, Marietta

He loved and followed, that his health gin out after a time—he felt weak and mauger.

From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 5 by Holley, Marietta

And though Jenette wuzn't the one to say anything, she begun to look kinder pale and mauger.

From Samantha among the Brethren — Volume 4 by Holley, Marietta

The next day I felt pretty mauger and stayed in my room most of the time, though Josiah and the children sallied round considerable.

From Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands by Holley, Marietta