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adjective
1.
deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
2.
having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger.
3.
Also, especially British, mea·gre.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English megre < Old French maigre < Latin macer lean
1300–50; Middle English megre < Old French maigre < Latin macer lean
Related forms
mea·ger·ly, adverb
mea·ger·ness, noun
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Meagre
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- Little wonder that consumer spending remains meagre.
- Despite these meagre pay gains, households are eager to spend whatever they get.
- In exchange, they got a meagre allowance of performance-related payments and the promise of royalties.
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