meagre1

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːgə/
(US meager)

adjective

  • (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality: they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings
  • (of a person, animal, or part of the body) lean; thin: a tall, meagre, but erect man

Derivatives

meagrely

adverb

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'lean'): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer

Spelling help

Remember that meagre ends with -gre (the spelling meager is American).