meager

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Having little flesh; lean; thin.
2. 2
   Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
3. 3
   Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
4. 4
   Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).

Verb

1. 1
   To make lean.