MEASLIER

MEASLY

measly, miserable, paltry

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

measlier

comparative form of measly

Anagrams

• Lemaires, almeries, e-mailers, emailers

Source: Wiktionary


MEASLY

Mea"sly, a.

1. Infected with measles.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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