MEAGRELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meagrely mean? 

• MEAGRELY (adverb)
  The adverb MEAGRELY has 1 sense:

1. to a meager degree or in a meager manner

  Familiarity information: MEAGRELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEAGRELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

To a meager degree or in a meager manner

Synonyms:

meagerly; meagrely; slenderly; sparingly

Context example:

the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources

 Context examples 

For five days he toiled on at "Overdue," going nowhere, seeing nobody, and eating meagrely.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)