MEAGRE


Meaning of MEAGRE in English

( US meager )

■ adjective

1》 lacking in quantity or quality.

2》 (of a person or animal) lean; thin.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. maigre , from L. macer .

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