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Definitions for measly
ˈmi zlimeas·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
measly, miserable, paltryadjective
contemptibly small in amount
"a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"
GCIDE
measlyadjective
Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly insufficient or bad; as, a measly few dollars for all that work.
Wiktionary
measlyadjective
Small in amount, contemptibly so.
measlyadjective
Infected with measles
measlyadjective
Infected with larval tapeworms
measly
Infected with tricinae
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Measlyadjective
Scabbed with the measles.
Etymology: from measles.
Last trotted forth the gentle swine,
To ease her against the stump,
And dismally was heard to whine,
All as she scrubb’d her measly rump. Jonathan Swift.
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measly
Measly refers to something that is very small, inadequate, or insignificant. It can describe anything that is contemptibly small or poor in value, such as a quantity, quality, or amount.
Webster Dictionary
Measlyadjective
infected with measles
Measlyadjective
containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef
Anagrams for measly »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of measly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of measly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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