Words Like MEASLY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to MEASLY.

7 Alternative Words Similar to measly

1 Miserable Adjective      Synonym Words Like Miserable
2 Paltry Adjective      Synonym Words Like Paltry
3 Meager Adjective      Similar Words Like Meager
4 Meagerly Adjective      Similar Words Like Meagerly
5 Meagre Adjective      Similar Words Like Meagre
6 Scrimpy Adjective      Similar Words Like Scrimpy
7 Stingy Adjective      Similar Words Like Stingy

4 examples of measly

1 a measly few dollars for all that work
2 a paltry wage
3 almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
4 the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief

9 definitions of measly

1 Infected with measles.
2 Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.
3 Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly insufficient or bad.
4 contemptibly small in amount
5 Slang Contemptibly small; meager: gave the parking attendant a measly tip.
6 Infected with measles or the measle, as an animal or its flesh, especially pork.
7 Good-for-nothing; miserable; wretched; contemptible.
8 Small in amount, contemptibly so.
9 Infected with measles
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