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measly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of measly

so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention

offered her guest only one measly cookie

Synonyms of measly

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, no-account, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial

Words Related to measly

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit

Near Antonyms of measly

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable

Antonyms of measly

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

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