MEAGERLY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

meagerly

adverb

Definition of meagerly

as in scantily

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Recent Examples of meagerly Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025 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 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

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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

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Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn hit a flyout to Crow-Armstrong, who zigzagged a bit before making a slightly awkward catch for the first out of the frame.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Their menu is seasonal and slightly whimsical while retaining a clear vision, a good representation of the many personalities that make up the Kimball House team.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

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At least some of these colonies had become nominally British in the 1760s, thanks to military triumph late in the Seven Years’ War, 1756-1763.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
In that instance, the notorious Cold War-era Romanian despot was quickly executed (with his wife) by military top brass while his former elites went on to run things under a nominally democratic system.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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