Associations to the word «Meager»

Wiktionary

MEAGER, adjective. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
MEAGER, adjective. Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
MEAGER, verb. (transitive) To make lean.

Dictionary definition

MEAGER, adjective. Deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley