measly

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meas·ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjectiveadj informal

LITTLE/NOT MUCHvery small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval 〔大小、数量或价值〕微不足道的，小[少]得令人失望的〔含贬义〕

All I got was a measly £5.

我只得到了区区五英镑。

Examples from the Corpus

measly• Cover is a measly $ 3.• And a measly 44. 6 percent said the city was doing a good job of attracting and keeping jobs and business.• I have my scruples, measly as they may be.• This time, the Jaguars managed one measly field goal and nothing else.• It rose back to average-a measly fourteen inches-in 1921 and went slightly over that in 1922.• That measly little paycheck barely covered the rent.• You just worry about your own measly little relationships.

From Longman Business Dictionary

measlymeas·ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjectiveadj informal disapproving

very small in amount

Revenue rose a measly 1.8% in the last quarter.

Some investments give a very measly yield.

Origin measly

(1800-1900) measly “suffering from measles, spotty” ((17-19 centuries)), from measles

meas·ly adjectiveadj

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