Measly
adjective
Very small or too little in amount, size, or degree.
He earns a measly salary at his job.
Often appears as...
- measly amount
- measly sum
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Disapproving
adjective
Not enough or not good enough.
He offered a measly apology for his serious mistake.
Often appears as...
- measly offer
- measly compensation
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Disapproving
adjective
Very small or too little in amount, size, or degree.
He earns a measly salary at his job.
Often appears as...
- measly amount
- measly sum
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not enough or not good enough.
He offered a measly apology for his serious mistake.
Often appears as...
- measly offer
- measly compensation
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Indicates dissatisfaction or disapproval towards the smallness of something.
They served us a measly portion of dessert at the expensive restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Inadequacy Emphasis
Used to stress that something is insufficient for needs or expectations.
We were given a measly amount of time to complete the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Disparaging Tone
Conveys a mocking or belittling attitude towards the quantity or quality.
He laughed at the measly offer they made for his vintage car.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Indicates dissatisfaction or disapproval towards the smallness of something.
They served us a measly portion of dessert at the expensive restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Inadequacy Emphasis
Used to stress that something is insufficient for needs or expectations.
We were given a measly amount of time to complete the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Disparaging Tone
Conveys a mocking or belittling attitude towards the quantity or quality.
He laughed at the measly offer they made for his vintage car.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
Indicates dissatisfaction or disapproval towards the smallness of something.
They served us a measly portion of dessert at the expensive restaurant.
Pro Tip 2/3Inadequacy Emphasis
Used to stress that something is insufficient for needs or expectations.
We were given a measly amount of time to complete the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Disparaging Tone
Conveys a mocking or belittling attitude towards the quantity or quality.
He laughed at the measly offer they made for his vintage car.
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
on us and using some my leaves for the widow from the bush which could measly make some form and just bet in the rain and come back home in the village being very clean boys you know and our mothers to just look at us like this shake their heads and the only one thing I remember
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John Doerr: Seeking...
calls for a measly 20 million dollars of R&D in geothermal energy. It is almost criminal that we are not investing more in energy research in this country. And I am really afraid that it's absolutely not enough.
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
excites their wild senses and for such intelligent animals you can't beat a rule trail while we are obsessed with visual landmarks they focus only on scents we have a measly 6 million smell
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
on us and using some my leaves for the widow from the bush which could measly make some form and just bet in the rain and come back home in the village being very clean boys you know and our mothers to just look at us like this shake their heads and the only one thing I remember
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John Doerr: Seeking...
calls for a measly 20 million dollars of R&D in geothermal energy. It is almost criminal that we are not investing more in energy research in this country. And I am really afraid that it's absolutely not enough.
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
excites their wild senses and for such intelligent animals you can't beat a rule trail while we are obsessed with visual landmarks they focus only on scents we have a measly 6 million smell
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Quote examples
Rick Bass
American Writer
Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.
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Al Green
American Musician
I started recording in '67. In the first part of '68, my first single was 'Backup Train.' That was success to a degree. Four years have passed by since then, and I have managed to come up with a few measly sellers.
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Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
All the early Facebook employees have their story of the moment when they saw the light and realized that Facebook wasn't some measly social network like MySpace but a dream of a different human experience.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom.
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Rick Bass
American Writer
Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.
Quote examples
Al Green
American Musician
I started recording in '67. In the first part of '68, my first single was 'Backup Train.' That was success to a degree. Four years have passed by since then, and I have managed to come up with a few measly sellers.
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Mark Ruffalo
American Actor
Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.
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Antonio Garcia Martinez
All the early Facebook employees have their story of the moment when they saw the light and realized that Facebook wasn't some measly social network like MySpace but a dream of a different human experience.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom.
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