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Meaning of 'meagre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meagre [ a.]
- Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
- 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.
- Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
2 . Meagre [ n.]
- A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
3 . Meagre [ v. t.]
- To make lean.

Meaning of 'meagre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . meagre [ a]
Meaning (1):
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
Example in sentence:
  • meager fare;
  • meager resources

Nearby Words:

meach meacock mead meadow meadowsweet meadowwort meadowy meager meagerly meagerness

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