meagerly \meagerly\ adj.
same as meager, 2. Opposite of ample.
Syn: meager, meagre.
[WordNet 1.5] Meagerly
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Meagerly \Mea"ger*ly\, Meagrely \Mea"gre*ly\, adv.
Poorly; thinly.
[1913 Webster] Meagerness
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
meagerly
adj : deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager
resources"; "meager fare" [syn: meager, meagre]
[ant: ample]
adv : to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices are
meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is
slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn: sparingly,
slenderly, meagrely] [ant: amply, amply]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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