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meagerly

meagerly adverb: in a meager way; poorly; inadequately.

Adverb

meagerly (comparative more meagerly, superlative most meagerly)

  1. In a meager way; poorly; inadequately.

Forms of meagerly

comparativemore meagerly
superlativemost meagerly
alternative formmeagrely

Origin of meagerly

From meager + -ly.

Questions about meagerly

What does meagerly mean?
Meagerly means in a meager way; poorly; inadequately.
What part of speech is meagerly?
Meagerly is an adverb.

Words near meagerly in the dictionary

  1. meager
  2. meagered
  3. meagerer
  4. meagerest
  5. meagering
  6. meagerly
  7. meagerness
  8. meagernesses
  9. meagers
  10. Meaghan
  11. Meagher

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