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Meager

//ˈmiɡɚ// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having little flesh; lean; thin. Canada, US, common
  2. 2
    Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent Canada, US, common

    "A meager piece of cake in one bite."

  3. 3
    Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible. Canada, US, common
  4. 4
    Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk). Canada, US, common
Adjective
  1. 1
    deficient in amount or quality or extent wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make lean. Canada, US, common, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Akin, through the Indo-European root, to Old English mæġer (“meager, lean”), West Frisian meager (“meager”), Dutch mager (“meager”), German mager, Icelandic magr whence the Icelandic magur, Norwegian Bokmål mager and Danish mager. Doublet of maigre.

Etymology 2

From Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Akin, through the Indo-European root, to Old English mæġer (“meager, lean”), West Frisian meager (“meager”), Dutch mager (“meager”), German mager, Icelandic magr whence the Icelandic magur, Norwegian Bokmål mager and Danish mager. Doublet of maigre.

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