[syn: meagerly, sparingly, slenderly, meagrely]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
meagerly \meagerly\ adj.
same as meager, 2. Opposite of ample.
Syn: meager, meagre.
[WordNet 1.5] Meagerly
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Meagerly \Mea"ger*ly\, Meagrely \Mea"gre*ly\, adv.
Poorly; thinly.
[1913 Webster] Meagerness
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meagerly
adv 1: to a meager degree or in a meager manner; "these voices
are meagerly represented at the conference"; "the area is
slenderly endowed with natural resources" [syn:
meagerly, sparingly, slenderly, meagrely] [ant:
amply, fully, richly]
adj 1: deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager
resources"; "meager fare" [syn: meager, meagre,
meagerly, stingy, scrimpy] [ant: ample]