meagre

US meager

/ (ˈmiːɡə) /

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adjective

deficient in amount, quality, or extent

thin or emaciated

lacking in richness or strength

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Derived forms of meagre

meagrely or US meagerly, adverbmeagreness or US meagerness, noun

Word Origin for meagre

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

Words nearby meagre

meadowsweet, meadow vole, Meads, Meadville, meager, meagre, meal, mealie, mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies

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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