meagre

British  

/ ˈmiːɡə /

adjective

1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent

2. thin or emaciated

3. lacking in richness or strength

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Other Word Forms

• meagrely adverb
• meagreness noun

Etymology

Origin of meagre

C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor

Example Sentences

The Ifo Institute said this week a drawn-out conflict would put a brake on the recovery, reducing growth this year down from one percent to a meagre 0.6 percent.

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Families crossed quickly, their faces expressionless, with one or two suitcases holding their meagre belongings.

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Jet fuel prices, reaching $4.19 per gallon, severely impact profitability, with only Delta, United, and Southwest able to make “meagre profits.”

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Nitin Gaikwad, 32, supplements his meagre farm income by laying roads, under a government jobs scheme meant to provide guaranteed work at fixed wages.

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Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts, according to the Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture.

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