measly Syllabification: (mea·sly)Pronunciation: /ˈmēzlē/Translate measly | into German | into Italian Definition of measly adjective (measlier, measliest) informal contemptibly small or few:three measly votesOrigin: late 16th century (describing a pig or pork infected with measles): from measles + -y1. The current sense dates from the mid 19th centurymeasly in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of measly in the British & World English dictionary
