Meager Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Meager crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on May 1 2024 Thomas Joseph Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Meager has a total of 5 letters.

RankAnswerCluePublisher
99%SCANTMeagerThomas Joseph

Definition

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Scantness; scarcity.

Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • USA Today: May 31, 2024
  • Thomas Joseph: May 1, 2024
  • New York Times: Feb 25, 2024
  • Newsday: Feb 16, 2024
  • LA Times: Nov 20, 2023
  • Thomas Joseph: Oct 10, 2023
  • Newsday: Sep 17, 2023
  • LA Times: Jul 27, 2023
  • Universal: Jun 20, 2023
  • Eugene Sheffer: May 10, 2023
  • Wall Street Journal: Mar 8, 2023
  • LA Times: Jan 23, 2023

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