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meager

mea·ger [ mgər ] or mea·gre [ mgər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. unsatisfactorily small: unsatisfactory in quantity, substance, or size
a company that is notorious for paying meager salaries

2. of bad quality: bad and unsatisfying in quality, strength, or effectiveness
The street outside my window furnished meager entertainment.

3. thin: very thin, especially through malnutrition or illness

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman megre, French maigre "lean, thin" < Latin macr-]

mea·ger·ly adverb
mea·ger·ness noun
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