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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Measly  \Mea"sly\,  a. 
  1.  Infected  with  measles. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Containing  larval  tapeworms;  --  said  of  pork 
  and  beef. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  measly 
  adj  :  contemptibly  small  in  amount;  "a  measly  tip";  "the  company 
  donated  a  miserable  $100  for  flood  relief";  "a  paltry 
  wage";  "almost  depleted  his  miserable  store  of  dried 
  beans"  [syn:  {miserable},  {paltry}] 




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