Meager describes something that is too small, thin, or limited in amount or quality. It often suggests that something is not enough to satisfy a need or expectation.
From Old French “maigre” meaning 'thin, lean', from Latin “macer” 'lean, skinny'. It first described physical thinness and later extended to describe small or poor amounts of anything. The spelling shifted in English but the core idea of 'not much' stayed.
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