Thin; lean; destitute of flesh or having little flesh; applied to animals. Meager were his looks, Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.

Poor; barren; destitute of richness, fertility, or any thing valuable; as a meager soil; meager limestone.

Barren; poor; wanting strength of diction, or richness of ideas or imagery; as a meager style or composition; meager annals.

To make lean.