Ma'anar ƙamus na "measly" sifa ce da ake amfani da ita don bayyana wani abu ƙarami, bai isa ba, ko maras muhimmanci a girma, girma, ko ƙima. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga wani abu da ake ɗaukarsa ƙanƙanta ko kaɗan, kamar adadin kuɗi, albashi, ko wani yanki na abinci. A wasu mahallin, "measly" na iya nufin wani abu maras kyau, abin raini, ko rashin cancantar girmamawa.
