meager
[ mee-ger ]
/ ˈmi gər /
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adjective
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Also especially British, mea·gre .
Origin of meager
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English megre, from Old French maigre, from Latin macer “lean”
synonym study for meager
1. See scanty.
OTHER WORDS FROM meager
mea·ger·ly, adverbmea·ger·ness, nounWords nearby meager
Meadows's syndrome, meadowsweet, meadow vole, Meads, Meadville, meager, meagre, meal, mealie, mealie meal, mealie pap
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