meager
The origin and history of meager.
Etymology
From Old French maigre, from Latin macer ("thin, lean") — the same root that gives us "emaciated".
The origin and history of meager.
From Old French maigre, from Latin macer ("thin, lean") — the same root that gives us "emaciated".
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