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Meager

/mˈiɡər/
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(adj) Having little flesh; lean; thin.

It was difficult to live on his meager earnings.
The beggar rattled a few meager coins in his tin can.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The family had to survive on a ____ amount of food during the long and difficult winter months.

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