GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

dürftig

meager; scanty

Das Frühstück fiel derart dürftig aus, dass wir uns trotz des bereits bezahlten Buffets nebenan noch belegte Brötchen holten.

Breakfast was so meager that, despite having already paid for the buffet, we went next door for some filled rolls.

unconvincing; inadequate

Seine Erklärung blieb dürftig, zumal er auf keine der Fragen einging, die wir ihm schriftlich gestellt hatten.

His explanation remained unconvincing, especially since he did not address any of the questions we had put to him in writing.

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