Found 2 items, similar to measly.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: measly
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]
[also:
measliest,
measlier]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: measly
measly
\mea"sly\ (m[=e]"zly), a.
1. Infected with measles.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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]