MEAGERLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

meagerly

adverb

Definition of meagerly

as in scantily

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Recent Examples of meagerly Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal. — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025 Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

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More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026

Definition of scantily

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This pick has a slightly boxy cut and just-so crop, which feels modern without requiring you to flash your belly button to the masses.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Everyone in Los Angeles apologized to me about the weather, which was warm, breezy, and ever so slightly overcast—in short, perfect.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of slightly

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Oil prices were also little changed after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Tehran had reached an agreement with Oman over the control of and revenue from the Strait of Hormuz.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Ultimately, the Community Shield may tell us very little about who will lift the Premier League trophy next May.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of little

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Flock argues that its cameras, which are nominally intended to scan license plates, could help solve crimes and find missing persons.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
Before its founding, seven agencies nominally held responsibility for various elements of consumer protection, but none had it as a primary mission.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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