Both Uses of
meager
in
The Aeneid
- "Scarce had the rising sun the day reveal'd, Scarce had his heat the pearly dews dispell'd, When from the woods there bolts, before our sight, Somewhat betwixt a mortal and a sprite, So thin, so ghastly meager, and so wan, So bare of flesh, he scarce resembled man.†
Book 3
- Cornels and salvage berries of the wood, And roots and herbs, have been my meager food.†
Book 3 *
Definition:
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(meager) lacking in quantity or quality