adv
Meaning 1
In a meager way; poorly; inadequately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meagerly
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adjective
Meaning 2
deficient in amount or quality or extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- meager resources
- meager fare
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meager, meagre, stingy, scrimpy
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
to a meager degree or in a meager manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
- the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sparingly, slenderly, meagrely
Antonyms: amply
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English meager Middle English -ly English -ly English meagerly From meager + -ly.