meagre in English dictionary

  • meagre

    Meanings and definitions of "meagre"

    • An edible fish of the genus Argyrosomus.
    • Having little flesh; lean; thin.
    • Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
    • adjective
      Having little flesh; lean; thin.
    • adjective
      Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
    • adjective
      (set theory)
      Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
    • adjective
      (mineralogy)
      Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
    • noun
      Argyrosomus regius, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make lean.
    • fish
    • A fish (Argyrosomus regius) of the Sciaenidae family.
    • adjective
      deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

    Synonyms of "meagre" in English dictionary

    deficient, meager, spare are the top synonyms of "meagre" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "meagre" in English dictionary

    ample is the antonym of "meagre" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of meagre

    • meagre ( comparative meagrer, superlative meagrest)
    • meagre ( plural  meagres)
    • meagre (comparative meagrer, superlative meagrest)
    • meagre (plural meagres)
    • meagre (third-person singular simple present meagres, present participle meagring, simple past and past participle meagred)
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