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Measly

adjective/mˈiːsli/
Definition
contemptibly small in amount
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈiːsli/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈiːsli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈiːsli/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈiːsli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivecontemptibly small in amount
“a measly tip”
Word Forms
paltrinessnounworthlessness due to insignificance
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dürftig
beschämend geringe Menge
🇫🇷French
misérable
montant méprisable
🇪🇸Spanish
miserable
despreciablemente pequeña en cantidad
🇮🇹Italian
misero
quantità spregevolemente piccola
🇳🇱Dutch
miezerig
verachtelijk klein in bedrag
🇵🇹Portuguese
mísero
desprezivelmente pequeno em quantidade
🇷🇺Russian
жалкий
презрительно мал по размеру
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छोटा
मात्रा में निंदनीय रूप से छोटी
🇧🇩Bengali
সামান্য
পরিমাণে অবজ্ঞাজনকভাবে ছোট
🇮🇳Tamil
அற்பமான
இழிவான அளவு சிறியது
🇮🇳Telugu
నీచంగా
తక్కువ మొత్తంలో
🇮🇳Marathi
तुटपुंजे
तुच्छतेने लहान रक्कम
🇮🇳Gujarati
નજીવું
ધિક્કારપાત્ર રીતે નાની રકમ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೀಚವಾಗಿ
ತುಚ್ಛವಾಗಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നീചമായി
നിന്ദ്യമായ അളവിൽ ചെറിയ തുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਾਮੂਲੀ
ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਛੋਟੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
معمولی طور پر
حقارت سے چھوٹی مقدار میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
微不足道的
数量小得令人鄙视
🇯🇵Japanese
わずかに
卑劣なほど量が少ない
🇰🇷Korean
하찮은
엄청나게 적은 양
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bệnh sởi
số lượng nhỏ một cách khinh thường
🇹🇭Thai
เลวทรามต่ำช้า
ปริมาณน้อยอย่างดูถูก
🇮🇩Indonesian
sangat sedikit
jumlahnya sangat kecil
🇵🇭Filipino
maliit
hinamak na maliit ang halaga
🇲🇾Malay
campak
hina jumlahnya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تافه
كمية صغيرة بشكل مخجل
🇮🇷Persian
کثیف
به مقدار تحقیرآمیز کمی
🇹🇷Turkish
cimri
miktar olarak oldukça küçük
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָלוּב
כמות קטנה בצורה מבזה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'measly'?
The primary meaning of 'measly' is 'contemptibly small in amount'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'measly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'measly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'measly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'measly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'measly' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'measly' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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