Meager and Small

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Meager

Meager adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: ever since he started the diet, his dinners have been more meager than he would like
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Small is a synonym for meager. In some cases you can use "Small" instead an adjective "Meager".
Nearby Word: meagre

Small

Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds
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Meager is a synonym for small in quantity topic. Sometimes you can use "Meager" instead an adjective "Small".
Nearby Word: smallish

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  • She lives from a meager widow pension, and when that becomes irregular, she finally resigns herself and becomes the patron of a small restaurant.
    Source: Princess in Rags
  • Amongst these and other places across the wasteland Earth, small pockets of people called Garns - those who side with neither good nor evil - eke out a meager survival.
    Source: Darth Wiki / The Chronicles Of Fate
  • Small food like cookies and apples only sates your hunger by a meager amount while larger foods like cooked steak gets you fuller a lot quicker.
    Source: Wizard Needs Food Badly
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