measly (redirected from measliest)

mea·sly  (mzl)

adj. mea·sli·er, mea·sli·est

1. Slang Contemptibly small; meager: gave the parking attendant a measly tip.

2. Infected with measles.

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measly [ˈmiːzlɪ]

adj -slier, -sliest

1. Informal meagre in quality or quantity

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) (of meat) measled

3. (Medicine / Pathology) having or relating to measles

[see measles]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

measly - 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" paltry, miserable meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

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measly

adjective meagre, miserable, pathetic, paltry, mean, poor, petty, beggarly, pitiful, skimpy, puny, stingy, contemptible, scanty, miserly, niggardly, ungenerous, mingy (Brit. informal), snoep (S. African informal) The average bathroom measures a measly 3.5 metres.

Translations

measly [ˈmiːzlɪ] ADJ (measlier (compar) (measliest (superl))) → miserable, mezquino

measly [ˈmiːzli] adj → minable

measly

adj (+er) (inf) → mick(e)rig (inf), → poplig (inf)

measly [ˈmiːzlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → misero/a, miserabile

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measly [ˈmiːzlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → misero/a, miserabile