1. superlative form of meager; smallest or most inadequate in amount, quantity, or quality
Usage: superlative degree; often used to describe insufficient food, resources, or information

Examples

• The meagrest portions were served to the workers at the end of the day.
• Even the meagrest details in the report proved crucial to solving the case.
• She survived on the meagrest diet of bread and water.
• The meagrest rainfall in decades left the farmers desperate.
• He offered only the meagrest explanation for his absence.
• The meagrest evidence suggested foul play.