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meager
What does meager mean?
meager (adjective): poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce meager?
/ˈmiɡɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does meager come from?
From Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of meager?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “meager” mean?
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
Not quite: that's what indistinguishable means.
based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Not quite: that's what hypothetical means.
firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant
Not quite: that's what loyal means.
poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
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