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    [Adjective]  | "mea*sly" | \ ˈmēz-lē \


    1: infected with measles

    2: containing larval tapeworms

    3: infested with trichinae


    Origin: 1598 ;

    [Adjective]  | "measly" 


    1: so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention;


      * e.g., " ... offered her guest only one measly cookie "





     [ "measly" ]

    1: A small amount of money, preceded buy the actual amount.

      * e.g.,  ... Let's go out. Do you have enough for the club? No, I've got 10 measly. 

     [ "measly" ]

    1: contemptibly small, meager, or slight

      * e.g.,  ... They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. 

     [ "measlies" ]

    1: Snowfall that results in minimal accumulation, and hence minimal stoke levels for skiers and snowboarders.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did it snow last night?" 

     [ "Measly Heads" ]

    1: The opposite of ode heads, When there is a small amount of people in a location.

      * e.g.,  ... Yo there's measly heads in here! 

     [ "measly bee" ]

    1: A hybrid between an early bird and a night owl.

      * e.g.,  ... Are you more of an early bird or a night owl? I am a measly bee-which is a bit of both. 

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