MEASLY Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

measly

adjective

ˈmēz-lē

Definition of measly

as in nominal

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention offered her guest only one measly cookie

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Recent Examples of measly The answer ultimately lies in the inverted pyramid’s layout, a bright red steak and giant stick of butter prominently featured above a measly sliver of whole grains. — Tania Fabo, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026 While sunny Florida gets a measly 11% of its energy from solar and wind, which are now our cheapest sources of electricity, Texas is getting more than 30% of its energy from those sources. — David Jenkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026 The series' seventh and final season revisited Roseanne's death a storyline in which the widowed Dan (John Goodman) sues — and receives a measly payout — the pharmaceutical company that was linked to Roseanne’s overdose. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 Tesla’s European loss leaders include Norway, where sales dropped an astonishing 93 percent in two years, from 1,108 units in January 2024 to a measly 83 in January of this year. — Joe Wilkins Published Feb 18, Futurism, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for measly

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Los Angeles stretches its NL West lead to 11 games and maintains MLB’s best record as Ohtani’s star power turns Sacramento’s nominal home crowd into a roaring Dodgers road show.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
The model produces outputs within nominal parameters, but those outputs reflect market conditions that are seconds or minutes stale.

— Lev Yatsemyrskyi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of nominal

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In 2024, roughly 48,800 Americans died by suicide, a slight decrease from the peak of nearly 49,500 deaths in this manner in 2022.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Matching trousers stayed narrow through the hips before loosening down the leg into a slight flare.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Definition of slight

Adjective

Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
What Uranus will look like Uranus should resemble a tiny greenish star and will appear only about 1/63 as bright as Mars.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026

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