meagre.
An edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.
Meaning & usage
An edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French maigre.
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
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.
Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English megre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, macrum, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with Old English mæġer (“meagre, lean”), Dutch mager (“lean”), German mager (“lean”), Icelandic magur (“lean”).
To make lean.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English megre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, macrum, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with Old English mæġer (“meagre, lean”), Dutch mager (“lean”), German mager (“lean”), Icelandic magur (“lean”).
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