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Added 9 October 2026

meagre

/ˈmiːɡəɹ/ noun

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An edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.

adjective

Having little flesh; lean; thin.
Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
Nothing will grow in this meagre soil.
Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.

verb

To make lean.

Origin

From Middle French maigre.

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