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meagerly

mea·gerly

uncommon
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

  • “meager resources”
  • “meager fare”
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adverb

1.

to a meager degree or in a meager manner

  • “these voices are meagerly represented at the conference”
  • “the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources”
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From meager + -ly.

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