meager

mea·ger also mea·gre  (mgr)

adj.

1. Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.

2. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded plain.

3. Having little flesh; lean.

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[Middle English megre, thin, from Old French, from Latin macer; see mk- in Indo-European roots.]

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meager·ly adv.

meager·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

meager - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy scarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service" insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" ample - more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"