measly
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Is our celebration of a measly 250 years of continuous operation another example of American puffery?
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
After Manchester came Brighton, where Littler was dumped out at the quarter-final stage by Stephen Bunting with a measly 84 average.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
At the end of his career, right-handers at the plate batted a measly .204 against him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
They made a measly three unforced errors in a 6-1, 6-1 semifinal wipeout of Marina’s David Tran and Alejandro Hill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Probably because they’re armed with more than a measly Q-tip.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
He scored more points and played more minutes than anyone on the court in a game that ended 87-82, the measliest winning margin in a men’s or women’s final since 1972.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2021
She adorns the measliest note with proud individuality, and in this recording caresses and enriches works ranging from Handel's Care selve through Weber's Leise, leise to Puccini's Senza mamma.
From Time Magazine Archive
Naw, sirree-bob!" was the impolite response across the fence, "them 'bout the measliest tales they is.
From Miss Minerva and William Green Hill by Frances Boyd Calhoun
A fellow like you would get ten men arrested before he fooled the measliest cub spy in the Third Section.
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
About the measliest shack there wuz in the country.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by John McElroy
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