What Does Meager Mean. Lacking desirable qualities (such as richness or strength) leading a meager life. The definition of meager is something that is thin, scanty or not enough.
Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; Very small in amount or number; Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent;
What is an example of meager? A meager piece of cake in one bite. Add your answer and earn points.
Meager (deficient in amount or quality or extent) Very small in amount or number or not…. Adjective a cosmetic measure, a drop in the bucket, bare , cursory , deficient , depthless , inadequate , inconsequential , inconsiderable , insignificant.
Deficient in quality or quantity a meager diet. Akin to old english mæger, dutch, german mager, old norse magr whence the icelandic magur. From megre, maigre, from macer.
Deficient in quality or quantity a meager diet. Defective in quantity, or poor in quality; Not enough in quality or amount a meager income.
Thin meager were his looks, sharp misery had worn him to the bones— william shakespeare. (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: To a meager degree or in a meager manner.
