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measly
[ mee-zlee ]
/ ˈmi zli /
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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.
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measly
/ (ˈmiːzlɪ) /
adjective -slier or -sliest
informal meagre in quality or quantity
(of meat) measled
having or relating to measles
Word Origin for measly
C17: see measles
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