"Meagre" is a word in ENGLISH

Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.

Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like;
defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in
ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.

Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.

A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S.
aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.

To make lean.