SG Heritage Dictionary

Meagre [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.

2. 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.

3. Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.

Meagre [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.

Meagre [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To make lean.

Meagrely [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Poorly; thinly.

Meagreness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness; barrenness.