What do you mean by meager?
Definition of meager 1 : having little flesh : thin meager were his looks, sharp misery had worn him to the bones— William Shakespeare. 2a : lacking desirable qualities (such as richness or strength) leading a meager life. b : deficient in quality or quantity a meager diet.
What is a thread bare?
Definition of threadbare 1a : having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby threadbare clothes. b : wearing threadbare clothing : very poor took in threadbare relatives— Russell Baker. c : barely adequate because of cheapness or shabbiness a threadbare production.
What does sparse population mean?
thinly scattered or distributed
thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population. not thick or dense; thin: sparse hair. scanty; meager.
What does meager harvest mean?
adjective. deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
What does the most abundant mean?
1 : existing or occurring in large amounts : ample abundant rainfall abundant food. 2a : marked by great plenty (as of resources) a fair and abundant land. b : amply supplied : abounding an area abundant with bird life.
Can a person be threadbare?
wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor: a threadbare old man. meager, scanty, or poor: a threadbare emotional life.
What is a threadbare carpet?
Threadbare means thin from overuse. Furniture, clothing or a rug is threadbare if the fabric is thin and worn through.
What is uneven population?
World population distribution is uneven. Places which are sparsely populated contain few people. Places which are densely populated contain many people. Sparsely populated places tend to be difficult places to live. These are usually places with hostile environments e.g. Antarctica.
Which country has the highest density of population?
Of the larger countries1, Bangladesh is the most densely-populated with 1,252 people per square kilometer; this is almost three times as dense as its neighbour, India.