According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
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
Etymology
Adjective
measly (comparative measlier, superlative measliest)
Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms). [from late 16th c.]
Of a person: infected with measles.
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount. [from mid 19th c.]
Synonyms: miserable, paltry, trifling
Anagrams
• Lameys, Lemays, Maleys, Mayles, Mealys, amyles, samely, yealms
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
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