1. in a small or insufficient amount; scantily

Examples

• The refugees were meagerly supplied with food and water.
• She was paid meagerly for her hard work at the factory.
• The room was meagerly furnished with just a bed and chair.
• The garden grew meagerly in the poor soil.
• He ate meagerly to save money for his family.
• The scholarship fund was meagerly funded this year.