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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In a series of photos and videos released Wednesday, Sweeney can be seen naked or scantily clad, holding American footballs, a tennis racket or a baseball bat.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
The actress left little to the imagination in a provocative new campaign for Novig, posing nude or scantily clad alongside an array of sports equipment as the company promoted its sports-only approach.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Stocks linked to the artificial intelligence build-out declined slightly on Wednesday in the wake of the election, but the selling intensified on Thursday as investors worried Democratic wins could have a real impact on data center construction.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The screen now has a 3,024-by-1,986-pixel resolution, which is slightly higher vertically than before.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of slightly

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And the cost of a material tells us very little about the craftsmanship required to transform it.

— Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
While property tax politics have changed very little, Hynes will take over an office much transformed compared with when his uncle, former assessor Thomas Hynes, ran it between 1979 and 1997.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of little

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The lieutenant governor’s position, while nominally the second-most powerful in California after the governor, is largely mundane.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
These nominally independent organizations provide sustainability labels for various companies.

— Lisa Song, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2026

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