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meager
lacking in size or amount; scanty
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meager in a sentence
The stranded hikers rationed their meager supply of food for three days.
Their meager harvest that year barely fed the village through winter.
Where it comes from
From Old French maigre 'thin'
Memory hook
MEAGER sounds like MEAGER MEAL — a tiny, skimpy portion of food.
Read it in context
- The Winter Choice Nature