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meager

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore M words

lacking in quantity or quality; scanty

In a sentence

Meager in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing meager in a sentence.

They survived the winter on a meager store of grain.

Synonyms
scantysparsepaltryskimpy
Antonyms
abundantampleplentiful
Common questions

Questions about “meager

Meager (adjective) means lacking in quantity or quality; scanty
Here is meager used in an example sentence: "They survived the winter on a meager store of grain."
Common synonyms for meager include scanty, sparse, paltry, skimpy.
Antonyms of meager include abundant, ample, plentiful.
Meager is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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