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Word entry · 6 letters

meagre

Best crossword clue

"British scanty"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmiːɡɚ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeegmrStarts with MEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. deficient in amount or quality or extent

Word origin

From Middle French maigre.

Used in a sentence

  • “It is striking that these represent meagres (Argyrosomus regius), a species never mentioned in classical texts.”
  • “Meagres (Argyrosomus regius, 230 cm, 103 kg) have been raised mainly in Spain, France and Italy.”
  • “[…]meagre were his looks; / Sharp misery had worn him to the bones:”

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