meagre

1. (Canada, UK, common)Having little flesh; lean; thin.

   худо́йxudój, то́щийtóščij

2. (Canada, UK, common)Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent

   Nothing will grow in this meagre soil.

   He was given a meagre piece of cake that he swallowed in one bite.

   скудныйskudnyj, бе́дныйbédnyj, недоста́точныйnedostátočnyj

   мізе́рнийmizérnyj, убо́гийubóhyj

   deficient in amount or quality or extent

3. (Canada, UK, common)Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.

4. (Canada, UK, common)Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).

1. The pay was meager.

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2. Fadil wasn't satisfied with meager wages.

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3. He lived in a rather meagre house.

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4. Despite her meagre salary, she works very hard.

   deTrotz ihres kargen Lohns arbeitet sie sehr fleißig.

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5. It was difficult to live on his meager earnings.

   ruБыло трудно жить на его мизерное жалование.

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