I was reading the news on Yahoo and came across this paragraph:
"The son of a baker who was an amateur singer, Pavarotti was born Oct. 12, 1935, in Modena. He had a meager upbringing, though he said it was rich with happiness."
I understand "meager" to mean "very little amount of [something]", so does a "meager upbringing" mean he was hardly brought up? Enngh?
I can guess that the reporter meant he was brought up in a simple manner, or maybe even under privation, but why can't he just say exactly that?
2007-09-05
23:30:45
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