meagre
US meager
/ (ˈmiːɡə) /
deficient in amount, quality, or extent
thin or emaciated
lacking in richness or strength
Origin of meagre
1Derived 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 GreeleyAguinaldoʼs scholarship is too meagre for an elevated position, and his dignity and self-respect too great for an inferior one.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThis 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 ChristopheThe 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'RellThis is always repeated in one unvarying phase of the most jejune and meagre character.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
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