magertjes

Dutch

Etymology

mager +‎ -tjes

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ger‧tjes

Adjective

magertjes (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. diminutive of mager
   1. meager, skinny
   2. (figuratively) poor, meager, insufficient
      • 1874, “Het conservatief Europa”, in Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage:

        De radicale pers is zeer magertjes in de critiek over de ontbinding der gemeentelijke administratie van Marseille.

        The radical press is very reserved in its criticism of the dissolution of the municipal administration of Marseilles.

Adverb

magertjes

1. diminutive of mager; poorly, meagerly, insufficiently