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meager
/ˈmiːɡə(r)/
adjective
skąpy
Also
mizernyszczupły
Definition
(Of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality; very small or insufficient.
Examples
They survived on a meager diet of bread and water during the famine.
Przeżyli na skąpej diecie z chleba i wody podczas głodu.
The company offered a meager salary increase, which disappointed employees.
Firma zaoferowała mizerną podwyżkę pensji, co rozczarowało pracowników.
Synonyms
Collocations
meager resourcesmeager salarymeager portion
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