meagerly Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent
   stingy; scrimpy; meager; meagre.
   
   • meager resources
   • meager fare
2. adverb to a meager degree or in a meager manner
   sparingly; meagrely; slenderly.
   
   • these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
   • the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources

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