meagre
/ˈmiːɡər/
adjective
- Very small in amount, quantity, or size; not enough (British spelling of 'meager').
- The company offered a meagre salary for the demanding job.
- The refugees received only a meagre supply of clean water.
- His meagre savings were quickly spent on medical bills.
- Thin or lacking in body; lean (used especially of a person or animal).
- The old horse was meagre from years of hard work.
- The meagre stray dog shivered in the cold rain.
- After weeks at sea, the sailors looked meagre and weak.
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