adjective denoting something lacking in quantity or quality; scanty or inadequate
used to depict a character's impoverished or bleak circumstances
describing a period of scarcity or deprivation
indicating a dish that is lacking in richness or flavor
describing a diet or portion size that is lacking in quantity or quality
referring to a small or insufficient amount, such as meagre wages or meagre resources
The writer's meagre income from freelance gigs barely covered their basic expenses.
The psychologist was concerned about the meagre progress their patient was making in therapy.