meagerly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmiɡərli/ UK /ˈmiːɡəli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a scanty or insufficient manner

The workers were meagerly paid for their long hours.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a scanty or insufficient... scantily sparingly poorly insufficientlyscantly

Opposites

abundantly amply generously plentifully

Word family

Related forms meager meagerness meagre

Etymology

From meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In a scanty or insufficient manner.

maigre Old French macer Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# meagerly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmiɡərli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmiːɡəli/

## Meanings
1. in a scanty or insufficient manner

## Examples
- The workers were meagerly paid for their long hours.

## Synonyms
- scantily
- sparingly
- poorly
- insufficiently
- scantly

## Antonyms
- abundantly
- amply
- generously
- plentifully

## Related Forms
- meager
- meagerness
- meagre

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maigre
- Root: macer

## Etymology
From meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In a scanty or insufficient manner.

## AI Etymology
Meagerly comes from meager (from Old French maigre, from Latin macer 'lean, thin') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. In a scanty or insufficient manner. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a scanty or insufficient manner", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old French maigre and Latin macer. Related words include meager, meagerness, meagre.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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