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meagre    
a. 瘦的;贫弱的;贫乏的

瘦的;贫弱的;贫乏的

meagre
adj 1: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager
resources"; "meager fare" [synonym: {meager}, {meagre},
{meagerly}, {stingy}, {scrimpy}] [ant: {ample}]

Meager \Mea"ger\, Meagre \Mea"gre\, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L.
macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr.
makro`s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.]
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1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
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Meager were his looks;
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.
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2. Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like;
defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren;
scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence
of imagery; as, meager resources; meager fare. Opposite of
{ample}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms: {exiguous}]
[Narrower terms: {hardscrabble, marginal}] [Narrower
terms: {measly, miserable, paltry}] "Meager soil."
--Dryden.

Syn: meagre, meagerly, scanty.
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Of secular habits and meager religious belief.
--I. Taylor.
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His education had been but meager. --Motley.
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3. (Min.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
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4. less than a desirable amount; -- of items distributed from
a larger supply. [WordNet sense 2]

Syn: scrimpy, skimpy, skimping.
[WordNet 1.5]

Syn: Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor;
emaciated; scanty; barren.
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Meager \Mea"ger\, Meagre \Mea"gre\, v. t.
To make lean. [Obs.]
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Meagre \Mea"gre\, n. [F. maigre.] (Zool.)
A large European sciaenoid fish ({Sciaena umbra} or {Sciaena
aquila}), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a
food fish. [Written also {maigre}.]
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "meagre":
bare, barren, bony, broad, deficient, emaciated, exiguous, gaunt,
general, half-starved, inadequate, indefinite, infertile,
insufficient, lean, loose, measly, paltry, pathetic, piddling,
plain, poor, puny, scant, scanty, scrawny, scrimpy, simple,
simplified, skimpy, skinny, spare, sparse, starving, thin,
trifling, unadorned, underfed, undernourished, unelaborate,
unembellished, unfruitful, unproductive, vague


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  • MEAGRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    MEAGRE definition: 1 (of amounts or numbers) very small or not enough: 2 UK spelling of meager 3 very small in… Learn more
  • MEAGRE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MEAGER is having little flesh : thin How to use meager in a sentence Synonym Discussion of Meager
  • Meager vs Meagre – Definition Examples - GRAMMARIST
    Meagre is the alternate spelling for meager with the same definition It also means lacking in quantity or qualit y or lean Meager is more commonly used than meagre in different pieces of writing Although, to me, the Ngram shows a change in both versions that makes me think that usage is changing
  • Meagre - definition of meagre by The Free Dictionary
    Define meagre meagre synonyms, meagre pronunciation, meagre translation, English dictionary definition of meagre also mea·gre adj 1 Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty 2 Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble: the meager soil of an eroded
  • MEAGRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough
  • MEAGRE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Meagre definition: deficient in amount, quality, or extent See examples of MEAGRE used in a sentence
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    DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘meagre' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary com or its editors
  • meagre adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
    small in quantity and poor in quality synonym paltry She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night Definition of meagre adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • What does meagre mean? - Definitions. net
    Meagre refers to something that is deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; something small, scanty, or inadequate It can be used to describe anything from physical objects to abstract concepts, like a meagre amount of food or a meagre understanding of a topic
  • Meagre Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Having little flesh; lean; thin Nothing will grow in this meagre soil He was given meagre piece of cake that he swallowed in one bite Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e g , as chalk) To make lean





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