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MEASLY (measlier, measliest)
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Irregular inflected forms: measlier , measliest
, measliest Dictionary entry overview: What does measly mean?
• MEASLY (adjective)
The adjective MEASLY has 1 sense:
1. contemptibly small in amount
Familiarity information: MEASLY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contemptibly small in amount
Synonyms:
Context example:
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
Similar:
meager; meagerly; meagre; scrimpy; stingy (deficient in amount or quality or extent)
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