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Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.
Rick Bass

Meaning of "measly" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEASLY

See measles.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEASLY

measly  [ˈmiːzlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEASLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Measly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MEASLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of measly in the English dictionary

The first definition of measly in the dictionary is meagre in quality or quantity. Other definition of measly is measled. Measly is also having or relating to measles.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEASLY


Barnsley
ˈbɑːnzlɪ
Beardsley
ˈbɪədzlɪ
Bisley
ˈbɪzlɪ
diversly
ˈdaɪvəzlɪ
frizzly
ˈfrɪzlɪ
grisly
ˈɡrɪzlɪ
grizzly
ˈɡrɪzlɪ
Hattersley
ˈhætəzlɪ
Kingsley
ˈkɪŋzlɪ
Knowsley
ˈnəʊzlɪ
Moseley
ˈməʊzlɪ
Mosley
ˈməʊzlɪ
muesli
ˈmjuːzlɪ
paisley
ˈpeɪzlɪ
Presley
ˈprɛzlɪ
unwisely
ʌnˈwaɪzlɪ
Wellesley
ˈwɛlzlɪ
Wesley
ˈwɛzlɪ
wisely
ˈwaɪzlɪ
Wolseley
ˈwʊlzlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEASLY

mease
measle
measled
measles
measlier
measliest
measliness
measurability
measurable
measurableness
measurably
measure
measure off
measure out
measure up
measure up to
measured
measured daywork
measuredly
measuredness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEASLY

anonymously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deviously
effortlessly
expressly
generously
grossly
hopelessly
obviously
previously
ridiculously
seamlessly
seriously
simultaneously
sly
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously

Synonyms and antonyms of measly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEASLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «measly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of measly

Translation of «measly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEASLY

Find out the translation of measly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of measly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «measly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可怜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mísero
570 millions of speakers

English

measly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تافه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ничтожные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

míseros
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছোটো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

misérable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schäbig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ちっぽけな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ban đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய அளவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cimri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miserabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nędzny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нікчемні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

linte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιποτένιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skrale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

measly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

measly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of measly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASLY»

The term «measly» is regularly used and occupies the 65.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «measly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «measly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about measly

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QUOTES WITH «MEASLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word measly.
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Rick Bass
Even the largest of my dreams and ambitions, I realize with increasing dismay, were puny, measly, compared to the object of my dreaming. I would not say my life to date has been built overmuch of compromise, but still, it surrounds me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASLY»

Discover the use of measly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Measly Middle Ages
Travel back into the measly Middle Ages, where the world was full of wild women, mad monks, naughty knights and crazy kings and qeens!
Terry Deary, 2013
2
Measly Medicine
A romp through the history of healthcare, this title includes chapters on ancient medicine - Stone Age trepanning, Chinese medicine, Romans, Greeks.
Nick Arnold, 2006
3
The Vicious Vikings and the Measly Middle Ages
Readers can learn what life was really like in the Measly Middle Ages - in days of old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats, and the peasants truly were revolting.
Terry Deary, 2009
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Measly Middle Ages Activity Book
The Measly Middle Ages Activity Book is stuffed with killer quizzes,gruesome games and amazing mazes to bring all those nutty knightsand revolting peasants to life.Want to:- create your very own menacing medieval knight?- become a fearsome ...
Terry Deary, 2005
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The Country Gentleman
Upon removing their intestines, all were found to be measly. Of course, he could not sell them, and he did not dare salt them down for family use. So, to make the most of them, the fatty portions were tried out into lard, which was put into nice ...
‎1867
6
Sick: From Measly Medicine to Savage Surgery
With a fantastic new cover look and extra horrible bits at the back of the book, this best-selling title is sure to be a huge hit with a new generation of Horrible Science readers
Nick Arnold, 2009
7
Fury of the Sasquatch: The Sasquatch Encounters Three
“Crimmeny,” Mrs. Measly gasped. “Is it really a Bigfoot? Is it a joke?” As if in answer, a Sasquatch shrieked loud and harsh. “How many are there?” Mrs. Measly cried with sudden urgency. Loud pounding and banging began against the back of ...
Clint Romag, 2009
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Vicious Vikings and Measly Middle Ages
History with twice the nasty bits!The Measly Middle Ages tells you what life was really like in daysof old when knights were bold, women wore tall pointy hats andthe peasants were revolting.The Vicious Vikings is packed with frightening ...
Terry Deary, 2005
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Lethe Music Be Free!!!
And, friend Uncle Sam wants your helpin hand again...could you spare just a measly little bitty part of a bit...a bit iz 15cents approximately but it must be 14 1/ 2cent exactly cause 2 bits iz a quarter...thank ye sir do be a gent & call when ye reach ...
w.r. "Wild Billy" wolf
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Ebony
My. measly. hair. was. holding-. me. back... d. J. I. envied. women. with. beautiful. long. hair. A. EMERSON PLAYER'S EXCLUSIVE LETTER TO EBONY A young Negro. It's really sad when a woman feels left out this way... jealous of every ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Get Telltale's Game of Thrones on Android for a measly 10p
Want to get caught up on Game of Thrones, before the penultimate installment launches this week? Well you're in luck - Telltale is selling the ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
2
RBNZ Preview: to cut, or to double-cut?
Seasonal adjusted GDP grew a measly 0.2% in Q1, completely missing an expected 0.6% expansion, as primary industries activity fell 2.9%; ... «TheBull.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Lil Wayne & Young Thug: A Timeline of Their Friendship Turned Beef
His binding production deal was said by a source to be worth a measly $15,000 advance. June 2014 -- Young Thug, Rich Homie Quan, and ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
4
Uber driver saves drunk man who accidentally set his destination as …
While Xavier only earned a measly $6 for the late-night fare, the mysterious driver was praised online after Mr Neff posted his text chain with ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
ExtremeTech explains: What is the Large Hadron Collider?
The first is the Linear Particle Accelerator (LINAC 2), which produces a rather measly 50 mega-electron volts (MeV) and passes the ... «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
6
Mugger suspect who punched woman for $1 arrested
A suspected mugger accused of punching a woman in the face in Central Park last week for a measly dollar is in custody, officials told The Post. «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
Boris Johnson has become the tall poppy that his own party is …
... the scheme he created to improve rented accommodation in London 14 months ago – to be pilloried, thanks to its measly 0.2% take-up rate. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
'The Bachelorette' Morning-After Rose Ceremony: Episode 11
The Bachelorette is so good, it's frustrating that we have to cap it off at a measly two hours per week. That's why each Tuesday, we'll be having ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
9
The mobile web sucks
Even with the measly 2GB of RAM it handles having safari + tweetbot + messages without any issue. — NikFinn (@NikFinn) July 15, 2015. «The Verge, Jul 15»
10
50 Cent -- I'm Worth Less Than Five Million Bucks!
0721-50-cent-tmz-03 50 Cent just took a shot at Forbes -- the mag says he's worth $155 million, but Fiddy says it's really just a measly $4.375 ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»

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