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meagre

UK/ˈmiːɡə/ US/ˈmiːɡəɹ/ rare uk

adjective

1.

deficient in amount or quality or extent

  • “meager resources”
  • “meager fare”
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Origin

From Middle English megre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, macrum, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with Old English mæġer (“meagre, lean”), Dutch mager (“lean”), German mager (“lean”), Icelandic magur (“lean”).

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