Measly (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- After months of searching for a new job, he finally got offered a measly 2% pay increase from his previous position.
- She couldn't believe her rich friend would leave only a measly dollar tip at the end of a meal.
- They cut a vital section from the article because it cost too much money - which really felt like a measly amount, if it was worthwhile.
- The kid went to the local newsstand and spent his entire measly allowance for having mowed his lawn on a stack of worn-out magazines.
- According to financial reports, that top restaurant chain put a measly $20, 000 into bettering labor laws.