measly

a.	1.	Infected with measles.
	2.	(Zool.) Containing larval tapeworms; - said of pork and beef.
	3.	Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly insufficient or bad; as, a measly few dollars for all that work.

Adj.

1.

measly - 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" Synonyms: paltry, miserable

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