meagrely
21meagre — (US meager) adjective 1》 lacking in quantity or quality. 2》 (of a person or animal) lean; thin. Derivatives meagrely adverb meagreness noun Origin ME: from OFr. maigre, from L. macer …
22barely — ad. 1. Poorly, meagrely, slenderly, meanly. 2. Merely, simply, only, just …
23meagre — BrE, meager AmE adjective a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need: meagre wages | a meager diet meagrely adverb meagreness noun (U) …
24meagre — UK [ˈmiːɡə(r)] / US [ˈmɪɡər] adjective smaller or less than you want or need a meagre food supply Derived words: meagrely adverb meagreness noun uncountable …
25lank — /læŋk / (say langk) adjective 1. meagrely slim; lean; gaunt: a tall, lank man. 2. (of plants, etc.) unduly long and slender. 3. (of hair) straight and limp; not resilient or wiry. {Middle English, Old English hlanc, related to Old High German… …
26meagre — /ˈmigə / (say meeguh) adjective 1. deficient in quantity or quality, or without fullness or richness. 2. having little flesh, lean, or thin. 3. → maigre. –noun (plural meagre or meagres) 4. a long, thin fish of the genus Sciaena, sometimes found… …
27poor — /pɔ / (say paw) adjective 1. having little or nothing in the way of wealth, goods, or means of subsistence. 2. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagrely supplied or endowed with resources or funds. 3. (of the circumstances, life, home, dress,… …
28meagerly — I adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent meager resources meager fare • Syn: ↑meager, ↑meagre, ↑stingy, ↑scrimpy • Ant: ↑ …
29meagre — adj. (US meager) 1 lacking in amount or quality (a meagre salary). 2 (of literary composition, ideas, etc.) lacking fullness, unsatisfying. 3 (of a person or animal) lean, thin. Derivatives: meagrely adv. meagreness n. Etymology: ME f. AF megre,… …
30skimp — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in) supply (a person etc.) meagrely with food, money, etc. 2 tr. use a meagre or insufficient amount of, stint (material, expenses, etc.). 3 intr. be parsimonious. adj. scanty. n. colloq. a small or scanty… …
