mager — meaning in English

English meaning

• gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
• lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
• meager adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
• meagre adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
• paltry adj So small in amount or value as to be almost insulting; trivial or worthless.
• skinny adj Very thin, often used with a slightly negative or critical tone.

Senses

mager is used for these senses in English:

• gaunt Angular, bony, and lean.
• lean (of a person or animal) Slim; not fleshy.
• paltry Of little monetary worth.
• skinny (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

gaunt — full definition

1. adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
2. adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.

lean — full definition

1. verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
2. verb To favor or tend toward a particular opinion, choice, or direction.
3. adjective Having little or no fat; thin and fit.
4. adjective Having very little of something, especially money or resources; scarce.

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