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a meagre supply of food

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  • supply — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that is supplied ADJECTIVE ▪ total ▪ It is impossible to measure the total supply of money in circulation. ▪ available ▪ endless, inexhaustible …   Collocations dictionary

  • meagre — [[t]mi͟ːgə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough. The bank s staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise... Their food …   English dictionary

  • meagre — UK [ˈmiːɡə(r)] / US [ˈmɪɡər] adjective smaller or less than you want or need a meagre food supply Derived words: meagrely adverb meagreness noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • meagre — [ˈmiːgə] adj smaller or less than you want or need a meagre food supply[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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