measlyPronunciation: /ˈmiːzli/Translate measly | into German | into Italian Definition of measly adjective (measlier, measliest) informal ridiculously 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 US English dictionary