meager vs much

meager

adj
  • Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent 

  • Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible. 

  • Having little flesh; lean; thin. 

  • Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk). 

verb
  • To make lean. 

much

pron
  • A large amount or great extent. 

adv
  • Often; frequently. 

  • Used to indicate or compare extent. 

  • To a great extent. 

det
  • Many ( + plural countable noun). 

  • A large amount of. 

  • Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something. 

How often have the words meager and much occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )