Mēa'ger or Mēa'gre1, a.
(mē'gŭr), a. [A-S. mǣger, Icel. magr, O. H. Ger. magar, N. H. Ger., D., Dan., & Sw. mager, Fr. maigre, O. Fr. magre, Pr. magre, magre, Sp., Pg., & It. magro, Lat. macer.] 1. Destitute of flesh, or having little flesh; thin; lean.
Meager were his looks; Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. Shak.
Sense 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. “Men . . . of secular habits and meager religious belief.” I. Taylor.
His education had been but meager. Motley.
Sense 3. (Min.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
Synonyms—Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor; emaciated; scanty; barren.