meagerly

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing or suggesting that something is inadequate or insufficient; scanty

• adjective

  having or providing only the bare essentials; meagre

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with meagerly
dearly , early , ferry , gently , hurry , merely , quarely , serenely , very

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Variants

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meager , meagerly , meagerness , meagernesses , meagre

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Etymology

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From Old English magerele, magerelic, meagrely, from magere meagre, lean, from magen belly, stomach

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Trivia

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1. The word 'meagerly' comes from the Old English word 'magerele', which means 'lean' or 'meagre'.

2. Meagerly is an adverb and an adjective in English.

3. Meagerly is often used to describe living conditions or situations where resources are scarce.

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Related Concepts

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1. poverty: Meagerly is closely related to the concept of poverty as it describes a state of having only the bare essentials.

2. scarcity: Meagerly is also related to the concept of scarcity as it suggests a lack of abundance or sufficiency.

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Culture

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Meagerly has been used in literature to describe the living conditions of poor people. In art, it has been used to depict scenes of scarcity and hardship. In music, the term 'meagerly' has not been identified as having any significant use.

How to Memorize "meagerly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person living in a small, cramped space with only the essentials. Visualize a table with only a few items on it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'meagerly' with the words 'poverty' and 'scarcity'. Imagine a person who is struggling to get by with very little.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'meagerly' as 'Me Agrees Everything is Gone Already, Really Yielding Little Effort'. This can help you remember the definition of the word.

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