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meager
lacking in quantity or quality
In more detail
1. (adjective) small in amount and not enough; lacking in quantity or quality
2. (adjective) thin and bony; lacking flesh
Examples
- 1. The refugee camp provided only meager supplies of food and water.
- 2. The sick man's meager frame showed signs of long illness.
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