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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-ger]
- /ˈmi gər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mee-ger]
- /ˈmi gər/
Definitions of meagerly word
- adjective meagerly deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest. 1
- adjective meagerly having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger. 1
- abbreviation MEAGERLY maigre. 1
- noun meagerly In a meager way; poorly; inadequately. 1
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Origin of meagerly
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English megre < Old French maigre < Latin macer lean
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Parts of speech for Meagerly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meagerly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
meagerly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meagerly
adv meagerly
- barely — You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
- inadequately — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- not much — very little
- skimpily — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
adverb meagerly
- insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- poorly — in a poor manner or way: The team played poorly.
- scantily — scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
- stingily — reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He's a stingy old miser.
- sparsely — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
Antonyms for meagerly
adverb meagerly
- plentifully — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
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