Associations to the word «Meagerly»

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Wiktionary

MEAGERLY, adverb. In a meager way; poorly; inadequately.

Dictionary definition

MEAGERLY, adverb. To a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources".
MEAGERLY, adjective. Deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare".

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