adjective
-·sli·er, -·sli·est- Archaic infected with or caused by measles (sense or )
- Informal contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy
adjective
The definition of measly is something that is so small that it is almost insulting.
An example of something measly is the two dollars pay that was given for two hours of hard yardwork.
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adjective
mea·sli·er, mea·sli·est- Infected with measles.
- Slang Contemptibly small; meager: gave the waiter a measly tip.
Origin of measly
Sense 2, from the low quality and unhealthiness of pork infected by porcine measlesTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative measlier, superlative measliest)
- Small in amount, contemptibly so.
Origin
measle +"Ž -y
Adjective
(comparative measlier, superlative measliest)
Origin
measles +"Ž -y
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Sentence Examples
- One account claims that she's not only leaves behind measly tips, she's also rude to the wait staff!
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