/ Dictionary / Index M measly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mea•sly Pronunciation: (mē'zlē), [key] — -sli•er, -sli•est. They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. contemptibly small, meager, or slight:They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory:a measly performance. infected with measles, as an animal or its flesh. pertaining to or resembling measles. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: measly (Thesaurus) measles measurable Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abstain Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language