measly
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At its IPO price, shares yield 7.7%, versus a measly 1.1% for the S&P 500.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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
Sure, your friend probably just wanted a measly commission.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
You’ll need to pay up ahead of time if you’d like to indulge in a measly packet of Biscoff cookies or extra salty pretzels.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
“That ignoramus Gowon pledged a miserable, measly amount for more than two million refugees. Did he think it was chickens that died and it is the surviving relatives of those chickens who have returned home?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing measly
Red Kayak
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The Distance Between Us
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