1. （数目、数量、大小）微不足道的，少得可怜的
If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate.

1. contemptibly small in amount

e.g. a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans

Synonym: miserablepaltry