meagre

US meager

/ (ˈmiːɡə) /


adjective
  1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent

  2. thin or emaciated

  1. lacking in richness or strength

Origin of meagre

1
C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor

Derived forms of meagre

  • meagrely or US meagerly, adverb
  • meagreness or US meagerness, noun

Words Nearby meagre

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How to use meagre in a sentence

  • Think of this, ye who talk, not always without reason, of "factory slaves" and the meagre rewards of labor in America.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • Aguinaldoʼs scholarship is too meagre for an elevated position, and his dignity and self-respect too great for an inferior one.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • This rather meagre information concerning him was furnished by a certain Madame Komorn.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • The poor fellow's health so gave way under this meagre diet, that he died before his course of study was finished.

    Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
  • This is always repeated in one unvarying phase of the most jejune and meagre character.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow