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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Two months later, the Warriors appear only slightly better simply because their main core has had time to heal this offseason.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
However, as one indicator, between June 11 and July 19, Miami International Airport saw 3,037,578 total arrivals, slightly down from 3,046,834 one year prior.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of slightly

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The result is fresh, bright and unmistakably summery—a milk punch that tastes very little like milk, but could not exist without it.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
Researchers found that black coffee (or coffee with very little added) was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and certain irregular heart rhythms, and Type 2 diabetes.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 July 2026

Definition of little

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So Google is essentially acknowledging in this FAQ that its mobile services are being used and nominally supported in these places.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Lawmakers would decide whether to make elections partisan or nominally nonpartisan, and whether to elect all justices statewide or to split up the state into geographic districts, which would likely be drawn by lawmakers.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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