hand-to-mouth

hand–to–mouth

adjective

Definition of HAND-TO-MOUTH

less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable <survived on a hand-to-mouth income that came from any odd job that he could find>

Synonyms exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

Related Words deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting; bare, bare-bones; least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest; slight, small, thin; barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Near Antonyms adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable; fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich; lavish, luxuriant; blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving; excess, extra, surplus

Antonyms abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful