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meagrest

meagrest is the superlative form of meagre.

Meaning of meagre

Adjective

meagre (comparative meagrer, superlative meagrest)

  1. (Canada, UK, common) Having little flesh; lean; thin.
    • […]meagre were his looks; / Sharp misery had worn him to the bones:c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. (Canada, UK, common) Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
    • Nothing will grow in this meagre soil.
  3. (Canada, UK, common) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
  4. (Canada, UK, common) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).

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Questions about meagrest

What is meagrest the superlative form of?
Meagrest is the superlative form of meagre.

Words near meagrest in the dictionary

  1. meagrely
  2. meagreness
  3. meagrenesses
  4. meagrer
  5. meagres
  6. meagrest
  7. meagring
  8. meagrom
  9. meagroms
  10. meak
  11. Meakin

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