Synonyms for Meagerly & Similar Words
Definition of meagerly
- adverb
- 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"
- adjective
- deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
11 synonyms found
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