meagerly
Definitions
In a way that is deficient in quantity or quality.
In a sparse, scanty, or lean manner.
Examples
The refugees were meagerly fed, receiving only a small portion of bread each day.
The garden was meagerly planted, leaving large patches of bare soil between the few vegetables.
He was meagerly compensated for his hard work, which left him struggling to pay his monthly rent.
Synonyms
scantily sparsely scarcely insufficiently barely thinly poorly
Antonyms
abundantly amply generously plentifully bountifully lavishly copiously