Meagre meaning
(mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
adjective
adjective
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Origin of meagre
From Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, Old French maigre, from Latin macer, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱros. Cognate with Old English mæġer (“meagre, lean”), Dutch mager (“lean”), German mager (“lean”), Icelandic magur (“lean”)..