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Synonyms for measly
ˈmi zlimeas·ly

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. measly, miserable, paltryadjective

    contemptibly small in amount

    "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

    Synonyms:
    low-down, pitiable, pathetic, piteous, abject, misfortunate, poor, pitiful, hapless, miserable, trifling, deplorable, suffering, scurvy, scummy, negligible, woeful, wretched, paltry, execrable, low

    Antonyms:
    ample

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "measly":

    miserable, wretched, lousy

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#1711poor
#5907suffering
#17102miserable
#18127pathetic
#19897negligible
#24941lousy
#30945wretched
#40996pitiful
#43288hapless
#51865abject
#55032deplorable
#57224paltry
#68555measly
#69037trifling
#69348scurvy
#77165woeful
#92197piteous
#115306scummy
#119822pitiable
#143060execrable

How to use measly in a sentence?

  1. William Doherty:

    A measly 15 minutes.


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  • мизерный, ничтожный, жалкийRussian
  • futtig, ynkligSwedish

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