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Webster 1913 Edition

measly

mea′sly

(mē′zly)
,
Adj.
1.
Infected with measles.
2.
(Zool.)
Containing larval tapeworms; – said of pork and beef.

Webster 1828 Edition

Measly

MEASLY

,
Adj.
mee'zly. Infected with measles or eruptions.

Definition 2024

measly

measly

English

Adjective

measly ‎(comparative measlier, superlative measliest)

  1. Small in amount, contemptibly so.
Translations

Etymology 2

measles +‎ -y

Adjective

measly ‎(comparative measlier, superlative measliest)

  1. Infected with measles
  2. Infected with larval tapeworms
  3. Infected with trichinae

References

  • “measly” (US) / “measly” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Etymology

From Latin misellus ‎(“wretched", "unfortunate”), diminutive of miser ‎(“wretched", "sick”) +‎ -y

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