MEAGRE

meagre

Noun

  1. An edible fish, .

Verb

  1. To make lean.

Adjective

  1. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
  2. Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
    Nothing will grow in this meagre soil.
    a meagre piece of cake that he swallowed in one bite
  3. Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk is.


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