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Measly
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Meaning
Adj
●
Particularly of
pigs
or
pork
:
infected
with
larval
tapeworms
or
trichinae
(parasitic roundworms).
●
In Veterinary medicine:
Of a person:
infected
with measles.
●
Small (especially
contemptibly
small) in amount.
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Wiktionary
Origin
measly
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
measle
English
mesel
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
misellus
Latin
miser
Latin
measles
English
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Pittance
Piddly
Meager
Meagre
Piffling
Whopping
Puny
Staggering
Hefty
Bit
Kilo
Grand Total
Drop In The Bucket
Drop In The Ocean
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