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Definition
deficient — especially in amount
- Gerald was on excellent terms with all his neighbors in the County, except the MacIntoshes whose land adjoined his on the left and the Slatterys whose meager three acres stretched on his right along the swamp bottoms between the river and John Wilkes' plantation.1.3 (43% in)
- Scarlett had been restraining her appetite for hours, waiting for the return of the others and the thought of the Yankee eating their meager meal made her shake with anger.3.26 (17% in)
There are no more uses of "meager" in Gone with the Wind.
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