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单词
measly
释义
measly
meas‧ly
/
ˈmiːzli
/
adjective
informal
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
measly
Origin:
1800-1900
measly
‘suffering from measles, spotty’
(17-19 centuries)
, from
measles
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
That
measly
little paycheck barely covered the rent.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
And a
measly
44. 6 percent said the city was doing a good job of attracting and keeping jobs and business.
Cover is a
measly
$ 3.
I have my scruples,
measly
as they may be.
It rose back to average-a
measly
fourteen inches-in 1921 and went slightly over that in 1922.
This time, the Jaguars managed one
measly
field goal and nothing else.
You just worry about your own
measly
little relationships.
very small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval
:
All I got was a measly £5.
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privy
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prized
prize day
prizefight
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