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单词 measly
释义
measlymeas‧ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjective informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmeasly
Origin:
1800-1900 measly ‘suffering from measles, spotty’ (17-19 centuries), from measles
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • That measly little paycheck barely covered the rent.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And a measly 44. 6 percent said the city was doing a good job of attracting and keeping jobs and business.
  • Cover is a measly $ 3.
  • I have my scruples, measly as they may be.
  • It rose back to average-a measly fourteen inches-in 1921 and went slightly over that in 1922.
  • This time, the Jaguars managed one measly field goal and nothing else.
  • You just worry about your own measly little relationships.
very small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval:  All I got was a measly £5.
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