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mea·ger
 meager
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- pronunciation:
- mi
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adjective |
| definition: |
low in amount, strength, or value.
The family lives on meager resources.- synonyms:
- inadequate, insufficient, low, poor, scant, slim
- antonyms:
- abundant, ample, bountiful, handsome, lavish, profuse
- similar words:
- bare, feeble, frugal, little, scarce, sketchy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, stingy
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| related words: |
bleak, inadequate, insufficient, light, mean, narrow, remote, short, spare |
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| derivations: |
meagerly (adv.), meagerness (n.) |
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