英语词汇“measly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it's ridiculous. You'll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you're paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours.

If you've got a measly ten minutes to eat lunch between classes, it's a laughably short amount of time — hardly enough to unwrap your tuna sandwich. And when a detective has a measly number of clues to help her solve a crime, it can seem nearly impossible. This informal word comes from British slang, and it originally meant "affected by measles."

WORD FAMILY

measly: measliest

USAGE EXAMPLES

Still, they rushed for a measly 10 yards in the first half.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

That means Pershing Square kept approximately 72 percent of the fund’s gains for itself, leaving investors with the measly remains.

New York Times(Dec 22, 2016)

That’s a measly 1 percent of our total acreage; if you want to fix agriculture, it’s the other 99 percent that need your attention.

Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016)

adj contemptibly small in amount

a measly tip

Syn

miserable, paltry
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy

deficient in amount or quality or extent

单词	measly
释义	measly (once / 14105 pages) adj Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it's ridiculous. You'll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you're paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours. If you've got a measly ten minutes to eat lunch between classes, it's a laughably short amount of time — hardly enough to unwrap your tuna sandwich. And when a detective has a measly number of clues to help her solve a crime, it can seem nearly impossible. This informal word comes from British slang, and it originally meant "affected by measles." WORD FAMILY measly: measliest USAGE EXAMPLES Still, they rushed for a measly 10 yards in the first half. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) That means Pershing Square kept approximately 72 percent of the fund’s gains for itself, leaving investors with the measly remains. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) That’s a measly 1 percent of our total acreage; if you want to fix agriculture, it’s the other 99 percent that need your attention. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) adj contemptibly small in amount a measly tip Syn miserable, paltry meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy deficient in amount or quality or extent
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