meagre

mea·ger

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mee-ger]
- /ˈmi gər/
- /ˈmiː.ɡər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mee-ger]
- /ˈmi gər/

Definitions of meagre word

adjective meagre deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest. 1
adjective meagre having little flesh; lean; thin: a body meager with hunger. 1
abbreviation MEAGRE maigre. 1
noun meagre Argyrosomus regius, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae. 1
adjective meagre If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. 0
adjective meagre deficient in amount, quality, or extent 0

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Origin of meagre

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 Meagre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Meagre

meagre 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Antonyms for meagre

adjective meagre

aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
no end of — numerous
stink with — to emit a strong offensive smell.

All 4 Antonyms of meagre