Difference between Measly and Meager

What is the difference between Measly and Meager?

Measly as an adjective is small in amount, contemptibly so. while Meager as an adjective is having little flesh; lean; thin.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Small in amount, contemptibly so. Infected with measles Infected with larval tapeworms Infected with tricinae

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having little flesh; lean; thin.Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.

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