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meager
UK /ˈmiɡɚ/ US /ˈmiɡɚ/
adj 4verb 1
Definitions
adj
1
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
2
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
A meager piece of cake in one bite.
The street outside my window furnishes meager entertainment.
3
Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
4
Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
verb
1
To make lean.
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