Meager and Thin

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

Thin is a synonym for meager in fat topic. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Meager", when it comes to topics like big, scanty.

Nearby Word: meagre

Thin

Thin adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: after her bout with pneumonia, she looked thinner

Meager is a synonym for thin in fine topic. You can use "Meager" instead an adjective "Thin", if it concerns topics such as fat, big, scanty, deficient.

Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning
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