meagerly(adjective, adverb) adjective1. deficient in amount or quality or extent- meager resources- meager fareSimilar word(s): scarce, bare, scanty, spare, exiguous, hardscrabble, measly, miserable, paltry, minimal, minimum, deficient, insufficient, meager, meagre, scrimpy, stingy adverb1. to a meager degree or in a meager manner- these voices are meagerly represented at the conferenceSimilar word(s): meagrely, slenderly, sparingly