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meager |
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")
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