meager

Personal consumption expenditures—people buying stuff—grew at a meager one percent rate in the first quarter.

The school period of one hour or an hour and a half has been found by most teachers to be too meager for a healthy class life.

With a snarl, Maria thrust her hand into her meager bosom, and drew forth a little bag with its draw-strings.

He ate some apples, and washed down the meager meal with water from a spring.

It was part of my plan, this meager manning of the bandit ship.

She had paid the express charges out of her own meager funds.