When people demean something as "measly," are they saying it has the measles?
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Replying to @jameskobielus
I've never spotted that etymology MT
@jameskobielus When people call something "measly" are they saying it has measles?3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@jameskobielus Congrats on spotting the pun!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CurtMonash
@CurtMonash@jameskobielus Only a measly curmudgeonly soul would miss an opportunity to pox on a pun! ;)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @darachennis
@darachennis@CurtMonash@richardveryard Merr-Web defines "measly" as "infected w/ measles" (http://bit.ly/V9y0Fq ). "Lousy"=infested w/ lice1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jameskobielus
@jameskobielus@darachennis@richardveryard Would "analytically" thus mean "plagued with analysts"?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@CurtMonash @jameskobielus @richardveryard I'll have to ponder that quizzically given the audience here ;) Ha ha!
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