measley

English

Adjective

measley (comparative more measley, superlative most measley)

  1. 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.

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