[
US
/ˈmizɫi/
]
[ UK /mˈiːzli/ ]
[ UK /mˈiːzli/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
contemptibly small in amount
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
a measly tip
a paltry wage
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
How To Use measly In A Sentence
- He had made that long trek here for a few measly minutes of conversation.
- She could barely pay the rent off of the measly tips that the patrons were giving, and her wages were too low to provide her with any material comfort.
- The media has constantly focused, and Wall Street has been very happy about this focus, on this measly-and I say "measly" - $700 billion worth of TARP money that Congress allowed to be allocated last October. Democracy Now!
- Passing on measly increases to savers isn't the only ploy banks have used to boost profits. Times, Sunday Times
- You just don't call a measly step or even two on a legend nicknamed "Air" any more than you call Barry Bonds, reputed to have the best eye at the plate in baseball, out on strikes on a borderline pitch. Starr Gazing: Is The Fix In?
- Most print dealers were so desperate that they would undercut your price by a measly hundred dollars just to ace you out of a deal.
- She had only one bathroom break, and three measly meals (usually gruel) were sent to her daily.
- Who in this house would be able to heat their homes for a pitiful and measly 9 a week? she asked.
- So much work and time for just a measly block of cheese.
- It has a lot of ground to cover in twenty-six measly episodes.
