Meagre and Pitiful

Meagre

Meagre adjective - Deficient in amount or quality or extent.

Pitiful and meagre are semantically related in inadequate topic. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Meagre".

Nearby Words: meager, meagrely

Pitiful

Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).

Meagre and pitiful are semantically related in paltry topic. Sometimes you can use "Meagre" instead an adjective "Pitiful".

Nearby Words: pity, pitiless, pitiable, piteous, pitifully
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