Small in amount or quantity; sparse or insufficient; lacking substance or quality.
From Old French 'megre,' derived from Latin 'macer' meaning 'thin.' The spelling 'meagre' is the British version; Americans spell it 'meager.'
This word comes from Latin 'macer' meaning thin—the same root gave us 'macro' and 'macerate,' so all these words are connected to being thin or sparse, whether describing a thin person or thin resources!
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