measley
English
Adjective
measley (comparative more measley, superlative most measley)
- Archaic form of measly.
- 1887, The Homœopathic Physician (volume 7, page 475)
- In a few days the child broke out with a measley eruption, which ran its course, and the child was again restored to its usual health.
- 1895, The Arena (volume 11, page 397)
- It would have to be eaten now, “An' all fur a measley little dime,” said Angeline.
- 1887, The Homœopathic Physician (volume 7, page 475)