meager

Speech parts

1. meager - Adjective

2. meager - Verb

Meaning

Alt. of Meagre

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

meagre stingy scrimpy lenten boney dal isthmian few small low little short limited gaunt scrubby

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Antonyms

ample catholic intercontinental ritz Reich titanic

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Phrases with the word

meager opportunity have a meager diet meager stuff meager population

Anagrams

meagre Graeme

Examples

Dividing meager resources across a host of medium term operational goals creates mediocrity on a broad scale. C.K. Prahalad

Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality. Friedrich Schiller

Parents with meager means have the same aspirations for their children as other parents. Children from poor families have the same needs as other children. Mark Sanford

The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war. Kelly Miller

As there is Easter, so there are meager times. Corsican Proverb

Meager possessions are highly valued. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

meady Meaford Meagan meager opportunity meager population meager stuff