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mea·sly

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–adjective, -sli·er, -sli·est.

Informal.

a.	contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work.

b.	wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.

2.	infected with measles, as an animal or its flesh.

3.	pertaining to or resembling measles.

[Origin: 1680–90; measl(es) + -y¹

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mea·sly Audio Help (mēz'lē) Pronunciation Key
adj. mea·sli·er, mea·sli·est

Slang Contemptibly small; meager: gave the parking attendant a measly tip.
Infected with measles.

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measly
adjective
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"

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: mea·sly
Pronunciation: 'mEz-(&-)lE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: mea·sli·er; -est
1 : infected with measles
2 a : containing larval tapeworms b : infected with trichinae

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Measly

Mea"sly\, a. 1. Infected with measles.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.

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