meager
/ˈmiːɡər/
adjective
- Very small in amount, quantity, or size; not enough.
- The family survived on a meager income from odd jobs.
- After the drought, the harvest was meager and disappointing.
- He received only a meager portion of food at the shelter.
- Thin or lacking in body; lean (used especially of a person or animal).
- The stray cat looked meager and hungry.
- His meager frame showed the effects of months without proper meals.
- The horse was meager from the long journey across the desert.
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