meager

adjective
UK: /ˈmiːɡər/
US: /ˈmiːɡər/

  1. Very small or not enough.

    1. They had a meager lunch.
    2. After deductions, my savings are rather meager considering retirement.

  2. Lacking in quantity or quality; poor.

    1. The crops were meager this year.
    2. The prisoners existed on a meager diet of bread and water.

Synonyms

scanty paltry inadequate poor deficient limited

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The word "meager" in English means: Very small or not enough., Lacking in quantity or quality; poor..

The phonetic transcription of "meager" is /ˈmiːɡər/ in British English and /ˈmiːɡər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "meager": scanty, paltry, inadequate, poor, deficient, limited.

Example usage of "meager": "They had a meager lunch.". More examples on the page.