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mea·ger
also mea·gre (mē′gər)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.
mea′ger·ly adv.
mea′ger·ness n.
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meagre
(ˈmiːɡə) ormeager
adj
1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent
2. thin or emaciated
3. lacking in richness or strength
[C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor]
ˈmeagrely, ˈmeagerly adv
ˈmeagreness, ˈmeagerness n
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Adj. | 1. | meagre - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" 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" |
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meagre
adjective insubstantial, little, small, poor, spare, slight, inadequate, pathetic, slender, scant, sparse, deficient, paltry, skimpy, puny, measly, scanty, exiguous, scrimpy a meagre 3% pay rise
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Translations
هَزيل، ضئيل
hubenýskrovný
ringe
magur; rÿr, fátæklegur
skurdumasskurdusskurdžiai
nepietiekamsvājš
meagre
meager (US) [ˈmiːgəʳ] ADJ [amount, salary, rations] → escaso, exiguohe eked out a meagre existence as a labourer → a duras penas se ganaba la vida trabajando de peón
his salary is a meagre £350 a month → gana unas míseras 350 libras al mes
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meagre
, (US) meagerCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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meager (Am) [ˈmiːgəʳ] adj → magro/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
meagre
(American) meager (ˈmiːgə) adjective poor or not enough. meagre earnings.
ˈmeagrely adverbˈmeagreness noun
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