measly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++meas·ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjective informal  LITTLE/NOT MUCHvery small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval 〔大小、数量或价值〕微不足道的，小[少]得令人失望的〔含贬义〕 All I got was a measly £5. 我只得到了区区五英镑。

Examples from the Corpus

measly• Cover is a measly $ 3.• And a measly 44. 6 percent said the city was doing a good job of attracting and keeping jobs and business.• I have my scruples, measly as they may be.• This time, the Jaguars managed one measly field goal and nothing else.• It rose back to average-a measly fourteen inches-in 1921 and went slightly over that in 1922.• That measly little paycheck barely covered the rent.• You just worry about your own measly little relationships.From Longman Business Dictionarymeaslymeas‧ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjective informal disapproving very small in amountRevenue rose a measly 1.8% in the last quarter.Some investments give a very measly yield.Origin measly (1800-1900) measly “suffering from measles, spotty” ((17-19 centuries)), from measles

meas·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable  

or – disappointing very quantity, small Corpus value in and size, Business

measly
meas‧ly /ˈmiːzli/ adjective informalvery small and disappointing in size, quantity, or value – used to show disapproval:
    All I got was a measly £5.

measlyBrE /ˈmiːzli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmiːzli/ 🔊 adjective (informal, disapproving) very small in size or quantity; not enough 很小的；很少的；不足的◆I get a measly £4 an hour. 我每小时只拿少得可怜的 4 英镑。🔊🔊