Meagre vs Brief - What's the difference?
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, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae.
* 1986 , A. Wysoki?ski, The Living Marine Resources of the Southeast Atlantic , FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 178,
* 2008 , Arturo Morales-Muñes, Eufrasia Roselló-Izquierdo, 11: Twenty Thousand Years of Fishing in the Strait'', Torben C. Rick, Jon M. Erlandson (editors), ''Human Impacts on Ancient Marine Ecosystems: A Global Perspective ,
* 2011 , John S. Lucas, Paul C. Southgate, Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants ,
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
* 1597 , '', Act 5, Scene 1, 1843, William Shakespeare, Samuel Weller Singer (notes), Charles Symmons (life), ''The Dramatic Works and Poems , Volume 2,
Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
* 1871 , , The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History , Volume 1,
(mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
To make lean.
* 1862 , , Herbert Randolph (editor), Life of General Sir Robert Wilson ,
Of short duration; happening quickly.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
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, title= * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=That brief moment after the election four years ago, when many Americans thought Mr. Obama’s election would presage a new, less fractious political era, now seems very much a thing of the past. }}
Concise; taking few words.
* (Ben Johnson) (1572-1637)
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 Occupying a small distance, area or spatial extent; short.
* 1983 , Robert Drewe, The Bodysurfers , Penguin 2009, p. 17:
(obsolete) Rife; common; prevalent.
(legal) A writ summoning one to answer to any action.
(legal) An answer to any action.
* 1996 The Japanese Rule of Civil Procedure, Article 79 (1):
(legal) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
(legal) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
(English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who tries the case.
(informal) A short news story or report.
* We got a news brief .
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) A summary, or epitome; an abridgement or abstract.
* 1589 Thomas Nashe, The Anatomie of Absurditie 5:
* Overbury
(UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
(legal) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
(obsolete, poetic) Briefly.
* Milton
(obsolete, poetic) Soon; quickly.
As nouns the difference between meagre and brief
is that meagre is , an edible fish of the family sciaenidae while brief is letter (written message).As an adjective meagre
is having little flesh; lean; thin.As a verb meagre
is to make lean.meagre
English
(wikipedia meagre)Etymology 1
From (etyl) maigre.Noun
(en noun)page 48,
- Among more valuable species some of them are worth mentioning, especially littoral forms as: meagres and other croakers (Sciaenidae), grunters (Pomadasyidae), threadfins (Polynemidae), groupers (Serranidae), snappers (Lutjanidae).
page 261,
- It is striking that these represent meagres (Argyrosomus regius ), a species never mentioned in classical texts.
unnumbered page,
- Meagres (Argyrosomus regius , 230 cm, 103 kg) have been raised mainly in Spain, France and Italy.
Synonyms
* (salmon-basse), (shade-fish), (stone basse)Hypernyms
* (fish of family Sciaenidae) croaker, drum, drumfish, hardhead, sciaenidDerived terms
* (brown meagre) ()External links
* (Argyrosomus regius) * (Argyrosomus regius) * (Argyrosomus regius)Etymology 2
From (etyl) megre, from (etyl) megre, (etyl) maigre, from (etyl) macer, from (etyl) ..Alternative forms
* meager (US)Adjective
(er)- Nothing will grow in this meagre soil.
- He was given meagre piece of cake that he swallowed in one bite.
page 462,
- meagre were his looks; / Sharp misery had worn him to the bones:
page 144,
- His education had been but meagre .
Derived terms
* meagrely * meagrenessVerb
(meagr)page 275,
- I am meagred to a skeleton; my nose is broiled to flaming heat, and I am suffering the greatest inconvenience from the loss of my baggage which I fear the enemy have taken with my servant at Konigsberg.
Anagrams
* *brief
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- How brief the life of man.
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
citation
- The brief style is that which expresseth much in little.
citation, passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.}}
- On the beach he always wore a straw hat with a red band and a brief pair of leopard print trunks.
Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* brieflyNoun
(en noun)- A written answer or any other brief shall be submitted to the court while allowing a period necessary for the opponent to make preparations with regard to the matters stated therein.
- Bear this sealed brief , / With winged haste, to the lord marshal.
- A survey of their follie, a briefe of their barbarisme.
- Each woman is a brief of womankind.
Derived terms
* briefs * control briefReferences
*Verb
(en verb)- The U.S. president was briefed on the military coup and its implications on African stability.
Derived terms
* briefing * brevityAdverb
(en adverb)- Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief .
- (Shakespeare)