Grep of noun meager
meagerness
Overview of adj meager
The adj meager has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) meager, meagre, meagerly -- (deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare")
2. meager, scrimpy -- (barely adequate; "a meager allowance")
Antonyms of adj meager
2 senses of meager
Sense 1
meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly
ample (vs. meager)
=> full, good
=> generous
=> wide, wide-cut, full
Sense 2
meager, scrimpy
INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous
Similarity of adj meager
2 senses of meager
Sense 1
meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly
=> bare(postnominal), scanty, spare
=> exiguous
=> hand-to-mouth(postnominal)
=> hardscrabble, marginal
=> measly, miserable, paltry
Also See-> insufficient#1, deficient#2; scarce#2
Sense 2
meager, scrimpy
=> stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous
Attributes of adj meager
1 of 2 senses of meager
Sense 1
meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly
=> sufficiency, adequacy
Familiarity of adj meager
meager used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj meager
meager
meagerly
Overview of adj meager
The adj meager has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) meager, meagre, meagerly -- (deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare")
2. meager, scrimpy -- (barely adequate; "a meager allowance")
meager definition
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