Question

Read this sentence:

PLEASE HELP FAST! :) With only meager food supplies, we struggled down the trail, starving, and hoping for signs of a town.

What does the word meager mean in this context?

Plentiful
Scarce
Hungry
Effort

Answer 1

The word meager in this context means Scarce because they are struggling down the trail and it also says they are starving.

It won't be the other ones because the others are like positive.
It won't be hungry because it doesn't make sense

Answer 2

Meager means scarce, in that there was not much available for them to eat. Therefore, they were starving and desperate for the next town to stock up.