measly

🇬🇧 UK/'mi:zli/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Contemptibly small or inadequate in amount; ridiculously insufficient.

少得可怜的,微不足道的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
measlroot
+
ycharacterized by
=measly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    They received a measly increase in salary that did not meet their expectations.

  • 2.

    The insurance payout was measly considering the extent of the damage.

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