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
measliest
superlative form of measly: most measly
• Maliseets, Salemites, melissate, mesilates, metalises, seat-miles, seatmiles
Source: Wiktionary
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
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
