measly (s)
miserable (s)
paltry (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def contemptibly small in amount
examples a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
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Similar to meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Derivationally related form paltry → paltriness
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Similar to meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Derivationally related form paltriness → paltry

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