| 词汇 | measly |
| 释义 | measly adjective informaluk /ˈmiːz.li/ us /ˈmiːz.li/ too small in size or amount, or not enough: 少（或小）得可怜的，微不足道的 a measly amount of money微不足道的一点儿钱 a measly little present小小的礼物 Synonyms meagreUK miserable(NOT GOOD) negligible paltry stingyinformaldisapproving trifling Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count low density mildness mingy minimal minimally remote scantly slenderly slenderness smallness speak strength suggestion thin You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Scarce, inadequate and not enough Related wordmeasliness measly | American Dictionarymeasly adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈmiz·li/ too small in size or amount; not generous: We got a measly 2% raise last year. measly | Business Englishmeasly adjective informaluk /'miːzli/us too small in size or amount: Deposits earn a measly 0.6% interest. Examples of measlymeasly Is it really conceivable that text messages will continue for many more decades to be limited to a measly 160 letters, spaces, and symbols? Will he also increase the measly £26 million a year? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has made this measly concession in the hope of gathering a few votes at the county council elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are always a year behind in getting their measly increase to compensate for increases in the cost of living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The company was found guilty of two lesser charges of breaching health and safety regulations and was fined a measly £50,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is coming down from a measly half-million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With this week's cut in the premium to a measly 15p per kilogram, the loss will be about £158 per animal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should the two-year unemployed have to wait to become unemployed for three and a half years before they get this measly incentive? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they really cared about fishing, they would have allowed a full day for debate and not a measly three hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to pay for a measly council tax cut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have provided a measly £250,000 for the whole year's efforts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those were the minimum rates in 1975, but even those measly rates are not being paid by many thousands of firms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since 1978–79, the average gain from income tax cuts per taxpayer on an income of below £5,000 per annum is a measly £110 in 1990–91. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The measly allowance offered is such that ratepayers will have to bear an additional £200,000 a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any measly sum that they may be given with one hand is immediately taken back with the other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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