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• mea|sly — «MEE zlee», adjective, sli|er, sli|est. 1. of or like measles. 2. having measles: »measly pork. 3. Informal. scanty; meager: » …   Useful english dictionary

• sly — mea·sly; sly; sly·ly; sly·ness; tou·sly; …   English syllables

• mea — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; blu·mea; com·mea·sur·able; com·mea·sure; fra·mea; mam·mea; ma·nu·mea; MEA; mea·cock; mea; mea·ger; mea·ger·ly; mea·ger·ness; mea·sle; mea·sled; mea·sles; mea·sly; mea·sur·abil·i·ty; mea·sur·able; mea·sur·ably;… …   English syllables

• measly — mea·sly …   English syllables

• measly — mea|sly [ mizli ] adjective INFORMAL too small: I can t afford to buy a car on my measly salary …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• measly — mea•sly [[t]ˈmi zli[/t]] adj. sli•er, sli•est 1) contemptibly small: a measly salary[/ex] 2) infected with measles 3) pertaining to or resembling measles • Etymology: 1685–95 …   From formal English to slang

• Measly — The word measly can refer to measles, and, thence, to spotty and, thence, to something that is of little value. In medicine, the measly tapeworm is the pork tapeworm (T. solium) which can be contracted through eating measly pork (pork infected… …   Medical dictionary

• measly — mea sly (m[=e] zly), a. 1. Infected with measles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Containing larval tapeworms; said of pork and beef. [1913 Webster] 3. Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly insufficient or bad; as, a measly few dollars… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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