meagerer

Even more sparse

Meagerer is the comparative form of meager, meaning more scanty or insufficient: The rations grew meagerer as winter dragged on.

The spelling meagrer also appears, and many writers avoid both by using "more meager" instead.

quantity

scantier

More limited in amount

skimpier · thinner · leaner · poorer · smaller · fewer · lesser · shorter · tighter · narrower

insufficiency

inadequate

Not sufficient for purpose

short · insufficient · paltry · measly · puny · trifling · pittance · nominal · token · stingy

Opposites
quantity/abundance

meagererfuller

Smithy's channeling implement

richer · greater · larger · heftier · fatter

richness/substance

meagererricher

Possessing more wealth

denser · meatier · lusher · thicker · heartier

Family

meager, meagerly, meagerness, meagerest

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