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One measly year later, Pam woke to find a naked Ewing grinning at her in the shower.

When he ran for the House of Burgesses in 1755, the father of our nation got a measly 40 votes.

His profit margin on the quarter pounds he admitted to selling was a measly $200.

A tapestry like this was the ultimate luxury good and status symbol, worth so much more than a measly painting.

His now infamous Twitter account has a measly 186 followers.

Mr. Slocum, did you ever hear o' me pointin' s'uth for home with only a measly four hundred barrel of ile in the hold?

Dave Keeney, what boasts he's the best whalin' skipper out o' Homeport, comin' back with a measly four hundred barrel of ile!

Nature can chase the measly savage fleeing naked through the bush.

And here we are yet, each perched on a measly old slippery rock, in the middle of the rapids.

That measly little tap of yours in the last round was certainly a soporific wallop.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to measly, such as: meager, miserable, miserly, paltry, pitiful, and puny.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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