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meagrely

meagrely adverb: in a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.

Adverb

meagrely (comparative more meagrely, superlative most meagrely)

  1. In a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.

Forms of meagrely

comparativemore meagrely
superlativemost meagrely
alternative formmeagerly

Origin of meagrely

From meagre + -ly.

Questions about meagrely

What does meagrely mean?
Meagrely means in a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.
What part of speech is meagrely?
Meagrely is an adverb.

Words near meagrely in the dictionary

  1. Meagher
  2. Meagher County
  3. Meaghers
  4. meagre
  5. meagred
  6. meagrely
  7. meagreness
  8. meagrenesses
  9. meagrer
  10. meagres
  11. meagrest

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