meager

/ˈmiːɡə//ˈmiɡɚ/

verb

  1. 1

    To make lean.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having little flesh; lean; thin.

  2. 2

    Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent

    “A meager piece of cake in one bite.”
  3. 3

    Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.

  4. 4

    Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).

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