meager: Meaning and Definition of

mea•ger

Pronunciation: (mē'gur), [key]
— adj.
  1. deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
  2. having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger.
  3. maigre.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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