Canadians favour the ending re for meagre, meagrely and meagreness, while Americans prefer the spellings meager, meagerly and meagerness.
- The cook doled out meagre portions of chicken and generous servings of overcooked cabbage.
- The refugees ate meagrely and slept little on their long trek.
- The meagreness of her role in the play did not discourage the young actor.
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