meagre[adjective]Synonyms: insubstantial, inadequate, measly, paltry, poor, puny, scanty, slight, small
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mea‧gre British English,
meager American English /ˈmiːɡə $ -ər/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: maigre, from Latin macer 'thin']
a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need ⇒
substantial:
a meagre diet of bread and beansmeagre income/earnings/wages etc He supplements his meager income by working on Saturdays. a school with meagre resources—meagrely adverb—meagreness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲