1) Bare 2) Barely sufficient 3) Deficient 4) Deficient in amount 5) Exiguous 6) Far from plentiful 7) Hardly sufficient 8) Hardscrabble 9) Inadequate in quantity 10) Insufficient 11) Lean 12) Like slim pickings 13) Marginal 14) Meagerly 15) Meagre 16) Mean 17) Measly 18) Miserable 19) Opposite of ample 1) Bare 2) Exiguous 3) Frugal 4) Insufficient 5) Lean 6) Lenten 7) Meagerly 8) Meagre 9) Measly 10) Paltry 11) Poor 12) Puny 13) Scant 14) Scanty 15) Scarce 16) Scrimpy 17) Skimpy 18) Slim 19) Sparse 20) Stingy 
• (a.) Alt. of Meagre • (v. t.) Alt. of Meagre
In mineralogy the term meager describes a mineral that is dry and harsh to the touch, such as chalk.
[adj] - barely adequate 2. [adj] - deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagre adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent; `meager resources`; `meager fare`
[SAT terms] deficient in amount or quality or extent