Measly Definition

mēzlē
measlier, measliest
adjective
measlier, measliest
Contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy.
Webster's New World

Infected with or caused by measles.

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Other Word Forms of Measly

Adjective

Base Form:
measly
Comparative:
measlier
Superlative:
measliest

Origin of Measly

Measly Sentence Examples

  • And for a measly $15 a month, you couldn't ask for a better deal.

  • Measly beef (that infected with the Cysticercus bovis) is easily recognized.

  • He told me he had killed snakes before - including a measly 13ft python - but had never taken one alive.

  • Well, he gets what she gives him in court ordered spousal support, a measly $20,000 per month.

  • More on that soon, but first let's try to understand why a celebrity might leave a measly tip to begin with.

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Words Starting With

MMEMEA

Words Ending With

YLYSLY

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Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With Y