- a variation of meager.
meagre
Britishadjective
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent
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thin or emaciated
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lacking in richness or strength
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of meagre
C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor
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Jim Paulsen thinks lagged indicators suggest the usual ‘best buying season’ for stocks may not be applicable this time and backtesting his model to 1970 shows meagre returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Arsenal are on track to win the Premier League, with only Manchester City putting up a meagre attempt to stay in the race.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
"In macroeconomic terms it's excellent. But we still have inflation, inequality, and meagre salaries," Daya says.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Families crossed quickly, their faces expressionless, with one or two suitcases holding their meagre belongings.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Both schools of thought are castles in the air, connected to the ground by the thin strings of meagre archaeological remains and anthropological observations of present-day foragers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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