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View usage for: (miːgəʳ) regional note: in AM, use meageradjectiveIf you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. [disapproval] The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise. Their food supply is meager. More Synonyms of meagre meagre in British English or US meager (ˈmiːɡə) adjective1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent 3. lacking in richness or strength Derived forms meagrely (ˈmeagrely) or US meagerly (ˈmeagerly) adverb meagreness (ˈmeagreness) or US meagerness (ˈmeagerness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor Examples of 'meagre' in a sentencemeagre British English: meagre ADJECTIVE If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise. - American English: meager
- Brazilian Portuguese: escasso
- Chinese: 数量很少的
- European Spanish: escaso
- French: maigre
- German: kläglich
- Italian: misero
- Japanese: ほんの
- Korean: 빈약한
- European Portuguese: escasso
- Latin American Spanish: escaso
Chinese translation of 'meagre'meagre or (US) meager (ˈmiːɡəʳ) Definition not enough in amount or extent a meagre 3% pay rise Synonyms insubstantial puny exiguous (formal) scrimpy Definition thin or emaciated Additional synonymsDefinition thin an old man with a bony face and white hair Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, skeletal, haggard, emaciated, scrawny, undernourished, cadaverous, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition lacking something essential a diet deficient in vitamins Synonyms lacking, wanting, needing, short, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, scant, meagre, skimpy, scanty, exiguous (formal) Definition extremely thin through illness or lack of food We were shocked by the emaciated faces in the photo. Synonyms skeletal, thin, weak, lean, pinched, skinny, wasted, gaunt, bony, haggard, atrophied, scrawny, attenuate, attenuated, undernourished, scraggy, half-starved, cadaverous, macilent (rare) Additional synonymsDefinition scanty or meagre Synonyms meagre, spare, bare, slender, negligible, sparse, paltry, skimpy, scantyDefinition bony and emaciated in appearance Looking gaunt and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about. Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, skeletal, wasted, drawn, spare, pinched, angular, bony, lanky, haggard, emaciated, scrawny, skin and bone, scraggy, cadaverous, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition not enough Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate. Synonyms insufficient, short, scarce, meagre, poor, lacking, incomplete, scant, sparse, skimpy, sketchy, insubstantial, scanty, niggardly, incommensurateDefinition thin or gaunt a lank youth with a ponytail Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, skinny, spare, gaunt, lanky, emaciated, scrawny, attenuated, scraggy, rawboned Definition (esp. of a person) having a trim body with no surplus flesh She watched the tall, lean figure step into the car. Synonyms thin, slim, slender, skinny, angular, trim, spare, gaunt, bony, lanky, wiry, emaciated, scrawny, svelte, lank, rangy, scraggy, macilent (rare) Definition of small quantity, extent, or duration I had little money and little free time. Synonyms not much, small, insufficient, scant, meagre, sparse, skimpy, measly (informal), hardly any Definition too small in quantity or value The average bathroom measures a measly 3.5 metres. Synonyms meagre, miserable, pathetic, paltry, mean, poor, petty, beggarly, pitiful, skimpy, puny, stingy, contemptible, scanty, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, mingy (British, informal), snoep (South Africa, informal) Definition insignificant He was fined the paltry sum of $50. Synonyms meagre, petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly (informal), piddling (informal), inconsiderableDefinition distressingly inadequate That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard. Synonyms inadequate, useless, feeble, poor, sorry, wet (British, informal), pants (informal), miserable, petty, worthless, meagre, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, trashy, measly (informal), crummy (slang), crappy (slang), rubbishy, poxy (slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) Definition lacking in (something) poor wages and terrible working conditionsA poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling. Synonyms meagre, inadequate, insufficient, reduced, lacking, slight, miserable, pathetic, incomplete, scant, sparse, deficient, skimpy, measly (informal), scanty, pitiable, niggardly, straitened, exiguousAdditional synonymsDefinition small in amount and spread out widely Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation. Synonyms scattered, scarce, meagre, sporadic, few and far between, scantyAdditional synonymsDefinition scarcely sufficient The hole was a scant 0.23 inches in diameter. Synonyms small, limited, inadequate, insufficient, meagre, negligible, measly (informal), scanty, inconsiderableDefinition barely sufficient or not sufficient So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two subjects. Synonyms meagre, sparse, poor, thin, narrow, sparing, restricted, bare, inadequate, pathetic, insufficient, slender, scant, deficient, exiguous (formal) Definition unpleasantly thin and bony a flock of scraggy sheep Synonyms scrawny, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, bony, lanky, emaciated, undernourished, gangling, rawboned Definition very thin and bony a scrawny woman with dyed black hair Synonyms thin, lean, skinny, angular, gaunt, skeletal, bony, lanky, undernourished, skin-and-bones (informal), scraggy, rawboned, macilent (rare) Definition inadequate in amount or size skimpy underwear Synonyms inadequate, insufficient, scant, meagre, short, tight, thin, sparse, scanty, miserly, niggardly, exiguous (formal) Definition extremely thin He was quite a skinny little boy. Synonyms thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) Definition small or inadequate in amount or size the Government's slender 21-seat majority Synonyms meagre, little, small, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, inconsiderableDefinition not very important or lacking in substance It's only made a slight difference. Synonyms small, minor, insignificant, negligible, weak, modest, trivial, superficial, feeble, trifling, meagre, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), insubstantial, scanty, inconsiderableDefinition not large in size or amount a diet of one small meal a day Synonyms meagre, inadequate, insufficient, scant, measly (informal), scanty, limited, inconsiderableDefinition (of a person) tall and thin She was thin and spare, with a shapely intelligent face. Synonyms thin, lean, slim, slender, slight, meagre, gaunt, wiry, lank, macilent (rare) |