ETYM Old Eng. merge, French maigre, Latin macer; akin to Dutch and German mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Greek makros long. Related to Emaciate, Maigre.
1. Barely adequate; SYN. scrimpy.
2. Deficient in amount or quality or extent; SYN. meagre, meagerly.

1. Having little flesh; thin
2. Lacking desirable qualities (as richness or strength); deficient in quality or quantity

Inferior in size or quality; SYN. scrubby, stunted.

Deficient in supply or execution especially through skimping; scanty

Thin; narrow; having very little fat

1. Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
2. Lacking excess flesh; SYN. lean.
3. Lacking spirit or sincere effort
4. Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
5. (Of sound) Lacking resonance or volume