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measly

/ˈmiːzli/
adjective
  1. Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms).

  2. Of a person: infected with measles.

  3. Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.

    Similar: miserable, paltry, trifling

Synonymsmiserable, paltry, trifling

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