He allowed himself only the most meager liberty of expression.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
This time she did not shut him out, and he went in and sat down by the window, and looked out upon the meager little street.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
To write it down simply and curtly, it was a beautiful face; but such a description is far too meager and insufficient.
"Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir"
Charles Garvice