meagrely

Thân thiện

The committee funded the project meagrely, leaving little room for expansion.

Definition

Adverb: - To a meager degree or in a meager manner: Indicating that something is done, provided, or exists in a small, insufficient, or barely adequate amount.

Usage

The adverb "meagrely" is used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to describe an action performed with scant resources or a state characterized by inadequacy. It often conveys a sense of insufficiency or poverty.

Examples

• The team was meagrely funded, which severely limited their research capabilities.
• She was meagrely dressed for the harsh winter weather.
• Information about the incident was meagrely reported in the local press.
• These voices are meagrely represented at the conference.
• The area is meagrely endowed with natural resources.

Advanced Usage

• "To live meagrely": To live with very little money or comfort.
  • After losing his job, the family had to live meagrely for several years.
• "To be meagrely supplied": To have a very limited provision of something necessary.
  • The remote clinic was meagrely supplied with essential medicines.

Variants and Related Words

• Meager (Adjective, US spelling): Deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness.
  • They survived on a meager diet of bread and soup.
• Meagre (Adjective, chiefly British spelling): The British English spelling of "meager".
• Meagreness (Noun): The quality or state of being meager.
  • The meagreness of the evidence made a conviction unlikely.

Synonyms

• Sparsely: In a thinly scattered or distributed manner.
• Scantily: In a way that is barely sufficient or inadequate.
• Poorly: In a way that is lacking in quality or quantity.
• Inadequately: To an insufficient degree.

Antonyms

• Abundantly: In large quantities; plentifully.
• Amply: More than sufficiently; generously.
• Lavishly: In a sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious manner.
• Richly: In a generous, abundant, or full manner.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. to a meager degree or in a meager manner
   • these voices are meagerly represented at the conference
   • the area is slenderly endowed with natural resources

Từ đồng nghĩa

• meagerly
• sparingly
• slenderly