meagerness

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The state of being meager
{n} leanness, thinness, poorness
The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness
{i} poorness; scantiness; condition of being insufficient (also meagreness)
the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
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Having little flesh; lean; thin
meager
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying

A meager piece of cake in one bite.

meager
scanty
meager
{a} lean, thin, poor, starved
meager
Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk
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barely adequate; "a meager allowance"
meager
Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying
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Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean
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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
meager
{s} scant, poor, little, insufficient, lacking in amount of quantity; scrawny, lean (also meagre)
meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
meager
deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" barely adequate; "a meager allowance
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barely adequate; "a meager allowance
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To make lean
meager
Lacks "body" and "depth" Has definite feeling of flavour dilution Seems to occur in some select varietal wines vinified from grapes subjected to late season rain, although there are other explanations as well
meager
Lacks "body" and "depth" Has definite feeling of flavor dilution Seems to occur in some select varietal wines vinified from grapes subjected to late season rain, although there are other explanations as well
meagerness

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    Etymologie

    (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English megre, from Middle French maigre, from Latin macr-, macer lean; akin to Old English mæger lean, Greek makros long.
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