Meagre(a.) Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
Meagre(a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.
Meagre(a.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
Meagre(n.) A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
Meagre(v. t.) To make lean.
Meagrely(adv.) Poorly; thinly.
Meagreness(n.) The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.
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