measly 音标拼音: [m'izli]
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measly adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
measly }, {
miserable }, {
paltry }]
measly \
mea "
sly \ (
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zly ),
a .
1 .
Infected with measles .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Zool .)
Containing larval tapeworms ; --
said of pork and beef .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Contemptibly small in quantity ;
meager ;
absurdly insufficient or bad ;
as ,
a measly few dollars for all that work .
[
PJC ]
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
measly ":
abject ,
abominable ,
allergic ,
anemic ,
apoplectic ,
arrant ,
arthritic ,
atrocious ,
base ,
beggarly ,
bilious ,
cancerous ,
cheesy ,
chlorotic ,
colicky ,
consumptive ,
contemptible ,
crummy ,
debased ,
degraded ,
depraved ,
despicable ,
dirty ,
disgusting ,
dropsical ,
dyspeptic ,
edematous ,
encephalitic ,
epileptic ,
execrable ,
flagrant ,
foul ,
fulsome ,
grave ,
gross ,
heinous ,
jerkwater ,
laryngitic ,
leprous ,
little ,
low ,
low -
down ,
luetic ,
lumpen ,
malarial ,
malignant ,
mangy ,
mean ,
mingy ,
miserable ,
miserly ,
monstrous ,
nefarious ,
nephritic ,
neuralgic ,
neuritic ,
niggardly ,
niggling ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
one -
horse ,
palsied ,
paltry ,
paralytic ,
pathetic ,
pettifogging ,
petty ,
phthisic ,
picayune ,
picayunish ,
piddling ,
piffling ,
pleuritic ,
pneumonic ,
pocky ,
podagric ,
poky ,
poor ,
punk ,
puny ,
rachitic ,
rank ,
reptilian ,
rheumatic ,
rickety ,
scabby ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scorbutic ,
scrofulous ,
scrubby ,
scruffy ,
scummy ,
scurvy ,
shabby ,
shoddy ,
skimpy ,
small ,
small -
beer ,
small -
time ,
sparse ,
squalid ,
stingy ,
tabetic ,
tabid ,
tinhorn ,
trifling ,
trivial ,
tubercular ,
tuberculous ,
tumorigenic ,
tumorous ,
two -
bit ,
two -
by -
four ,
unmentionable ,
vile ,
wretched
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MEASLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of MEASLY is infected with measles How to use measly in a sentence
MEASLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Scarce, inadequate and not enough (Definition of measly from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
MEASLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Measly definition: contemptibly small, meager, or slight See examples of MEASLY used in a sentence
Measly - definition of measly by The Free Dictionary 1 contemptibly small: a measly salary 2 infected with measles 3 pertaining to or resembling measles
measly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of measly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
measly, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary measly, adj meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
measly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The visiting tourists eagerly forked over a measly two dollars per group to their guides as payment for their services This amount was measly sum to the givers, but a princely sum to the takers
MEASLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate
Measly - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it's ridiculous You'll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you're paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours
Meager vs. Measly - Whats the Difference? | This vs. That Measly is commonly used to express disdain or disappointment towards something that is considered small, insignificant, or unworthy For example, a measly tip left by a customer might be seen as an insult to the server's hard work