Hypertext Webster Gateway: "measly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Measly \Mea"sly\, a.
1. Infected with measles.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork
and beef.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
measly
adj : 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" [syn: {miserable}, {paltry}]
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