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measly

The correct spelling is measly.

How to pronounce measly

/ˈmiːzli/
adjective

IPA: /ˈmiːzli/

Say it like: Mee-slee

The correct spelling is measly. Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms).

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Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms).
  2. 2.Of a person: infected with measles.
  3. 3.Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.

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