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[ mee-zlee ] / ˈmi zli / SEE SYNONYMS FOR measly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, mea·sli·er, mea·sli·est.Informal. - contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work.
- wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
infected with measles, as an animal or its flesh. pertaining to or resembling measles. Origin of measlyFirst recorded in 1680–90; measl(es) + -y1 Words nearby measlymeasles, measles immune globulin, measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, measles virus, measles virus vaccine, measly, measurable, measure, measured, measured daywork, Measure for Measure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for measlyOne measly year later, Pam woke to find a naked Ewing grinning at her in the shower. ‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Demand: Bring Back Beth!|Melissa Leon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST When he ran for the House of Burgesses in 1755, the father of our nation got a measly 40 votes. Founding Fathers Loved Drunk Voters|Kevin Bleyer|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST His profit margin on the quarter pounds he admitted to selling was a measly $200. Preppy Drug Bust High on Hype|Christopher Moraff|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST A tapestry like this was the ultimate luxury good and status symbol, worth so much more than a measly painting. Unicorn, the Luxury Meat|Blake Gopnik|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His now infamous Twitter account has a measly 186 followers. Who Wants To Be Prime Minister? Not Rami Hamdallah|Maysoon Zayid|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Besides what about that Police rifle out there on that measly cayuse, an' the buckskin jacket? The Long Patrol|H. A. Cody I've bin on the Wabash, an' I don't want to never see the measly, muddy, agery ditch agin'. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6)|John McElroy Some stunt over the other side, or only another sea-trip out and home again, without catching sight of a measly Hun. The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge|Percy F. Westerman "The measly little varmint," said Walter, wrathfully, as they crouched beside the blaze. The Boy Chums in the Gulf of Mexico|Wilmer M. Ely While I am waiting for some one to appear, face rises at window—the measly boy! Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887|Various
British Dictionary definitions for measly
adjective -slier or -sliestinformal meagre in quality or quantity (of meat) measled having or relating to measles Word Origin for measlyC17: see measles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to measlypaltry, meager, miserly, miserable, pitiful, puny, beggarly, contemptible, insignificant, mean, niggling, pathetic, petty, picayune, piddling, poor, scanty, stingy, trifling, trivial |