MEASLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it's ridiculous You'll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you're paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours
Measly - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it's ridiculous You'll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you're paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours
Word of the Day: MEASLY - by Mike Bergin - Roots2Words BREAKDOWN: The original meaning of the word measly was literal: infected with measles However, in the mid-19th century, measly came to be used as an English colloquialism meaning small or insignificant
measly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount [from mid 19th c ] Synonyms: miserable, paltry, trifling For one whole day's work all I was given was twenty measly pounds