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meagreness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exiguity, leanness, meagerness, poorness, scantiness, scantness |
| Type of | insufficiency, deficiency, inadequacy |
| Has types | sparsity, thinness, abstemiousness, wateriness, spareness, sparseness |
| Derivation | meagre |
Examples of meagreness
meagreness
The truth of that arm, which seems to rise up below the head like the mechanised arm of a crane, is in its scratchy, provisional, almost spidery meagreness.
From the independent.co.uk
Even among the social workers who work in hard-hit communities there is surprisingly little frustration at the meagreness of the handouts on offer or at the lengthy application process.
From the economist.com
