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measly adjective [ ˈmiːzli ]

• ridiculously small or few.
• "three measly votes"
Similar: paltry, meager, scanty, miserable, inadequate, insufficient, pathetic, stingy,
Origin: late 16th century (describing a pig or pork infected with measles): from measles + -y1. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

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