( BrE ) ( NAmE mea·ger ) / ˈmiːgə(r); NAmE / adjective
small in quantity and poor in quality :
a meagre diet of bread and water
She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.
SYN paltry
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense lean ): from Old French maigre , from Latin macer .