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View usage for: (miːzli) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate. [informal, disapproval] All they get by way of thanks is a measly bottle of wine. ...a measly twelve-year-old like me. Synonyms: meagre, miserable, pathetic, paltry More Synonyms of measly measly in British English (ˈmiːzlɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -slier or -sliest1. informal meagre in quality or quantity 3. having or relating to measles Word origin C17: see measlesmeasly in American English (ˈmizli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈmeaslier or ˈmeasliest1. infected with measles (sense 1) measles (sense 2) 2. Informal contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy Examples of 'measly' in a sentencemeasly Definition too small in quantity or value (informal) The average bathroom measures a measly 3.5 metres. Synonyms beggarly ungenerous mingy (British, informal) snoep (South Africa, informal) Additional synonymsSynonyms mean, low, inadequate, meagre, stingy, miserly, niggardlyDefinition deserving to be despised or hated Her husband is a contemptible little man.It was an utterly contemptible thing to do. Synonyms despicable, mean, low, base, cheap (informal), worthless, shameful, shabby, vile, degenerate, low-down (informal), paltry, pitiful, abject, ignominious, measly (informal), scurvy (old-fashioned), detestable, odiousDefinition not willing to give or use much of something, esp. money Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy. Synonyms miserly, stingy, parsimonious, niggardly, close (informal), near (informal), tight, selfish, beggarly, mercenary, skimpy, penny-pinching, ungenerous, penurious, tight-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), hungry (New Zealand, informal), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) - meant
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Additional synonymsDefinition mean or ungenerous They have so far accepted only a miserable 1,100 refugees. Synonyms pathetic, low, sorry, disgraceful, mean, shameful, shabby, abject, despicable, deplorable, lamentable, contemptible, scurvy (old-fashioned), pitiable, detestable, piteousHe is miserly with both his time and his money. Synonyms mean, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), parsimonious, close, near (informal), grasping, beggarly, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, covetous, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) Definition not generous The niggardly compensation for her frightening ordeal amounted to just £6,500. Synonyms paltry, mean, small, inadequate, miserable, pathetic, insufficient, beggarly, scant, meagre, skimpy, measly (informal), scanty, wretched, miserlyDefinition insignificant He was fined the paltry sum of $50. Synonyms meagre, petty, trivial, trifling, beggarly, derisory, measly (informal), piddling (informal), inconsiderableDefinition distressingly inadequate That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard. Synonyms inadequate, useless, feeble, poor, sorry, wet (British, informal), pants (informal), miserable, petty, worthless, meagre, pitiful, woeful, deplorable, lamentable, trashy, measly (informal), crummy (slang), crappy (slang), rubbishy, poxy (slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) Definition trivial or unimportant Rows would start over petty things. Synonyms trivial, inferior, insignificant, little, small, slight, trifling, negligible, unimportant, paltry, measly (informal), contemptible, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, inessential, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Definition arousing or deserving great pity or contempt Many of them work as farm labourers for pitiful wages. Synonyms inadequate, mean, low, miserable, dismal, beggarly, shabby, insignificant, paltry, despicable, measly (informal), contemptibleDefinition lacking in (something) poor wages and terrible working conditionsA poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling. Synonyms meagre, inadequate, insufficient, reduced, lacking, slight, miserable, pathetic, incomplete, scant, sparse, deficient, skimpy, measly (informal), scanty, pitiable, niggardly, straitened, exiguousthe puny resources at our disposal Synonyms insignificant, minor, petty, inferior, trivial, worthless, trifling, paltry, inconsequential, piddling (informal) Definition barely sufficient or not sufficient So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two subjects. Synonyms meagre, sparse, poor, thin, narrow, sparing, restricted, bare, inadequate, pathetic, insufficient, slender, scant, deficient, exiguous (formal) Additional synonymsDefinition inadequate in amount or size skimpy underwear Synonyms inadequate, insufficient, scant, meagre, short, tight, thin, sparse, scanty, miserly, niggardly, exiguous (formal) Many people may consider this a rather stingy amount. Synonyms insufficient, inadequate, meagre, small, pathetic, scant, skimpy, measly (informal), scanty, on the small side |