measly[adjective]Synonyms: meagre, miserable, paltry, pathetic, pitiful, poor, puny, scanty, skimpy
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
meas‧ly /ˈmiːzli/
adjective informal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: measly 'suffering from measles, spotty' (17-19 centuries), from measles]
very small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval:
All I got was a measly £5. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲