meagre
معنی فارسی
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English megre, from Old French megre, maigre, from Latin macer, meaning 'thin'.
مثال
- They survived on a meagre diet of rice and beans.
- The company's profits were meagre compared to last year.
- He inherited a meagre sum of money from his uncle.
ترکیبهای رایج
Meagre resources Meagre income Meagre results Meagre portions
تعریف انگلیسی
- deficient in amount or quality or extent “meager resources” “meager fare” “Attrubites: sufficiency, adequacy”
مترادفها
adjective
1. Lean, thin, emaciated, spare, poor lank, gaunt, skinny.
2. Barren, poor, sterile, unproductive.
3. Tame, feeble, jejune, vapid, bald, barren, dull, prosing, prosy, poor, mean, insignificant, small, scanty.