MEASLY


Meaning of MEASLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mi:zli ]

If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly , you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate. ( INFORMAL )

The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.

...a measly twelve-year-old like me.

ADJ : usu ADJ n , oft a ADJ amount [ disapproval ]

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