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meagre

/ ˈ³¾¾±ËÉ¡É™ /

adjective

  1. deficient in amount, quality, or extent
  2. thin or emaciated
  3. lacking in richness or strength
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾±ð²¹²µ°ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³¾±ð²¹²µ°ù±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of meagre1

C14: from Old French maigre, from Latin macer lean, poor
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In a sign of England's complete domination, they had 569 successful passes in Latvia's half compared to the visitors' 26 in theirs, and must be disappointed such overwhelming statistics resulted in relatively meagre results.

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Lord Coe meanwhile - the highest profile candidate with a CV that boasts overseeing London 2012 and running World Athletics - could only muster a meagre eight votes.

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But overall, its 15% Rotten Tomatoes score is a meagre return for any major film, especially one costing such a lot.

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He earns a meagre sum of about 500 rupees a day.

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The proposal is only eight paragraphs long and contains meagre details beyond the desire to rapidly press ahead with Trump's idea.

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