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Measly vs Modest - What's the difference?

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Measly is a related term of modest.


As adjectives the difference between measly and modest

is that measly is small in amount, contemptibly so or measly can be infected with measles while modest is not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.

measly

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Adjective

(er)
  • Small in amount, contemptibly so.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Infected with measles
  • Infected with larval tapeworms
  • Infected with trichinae

    • modest

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
  • Small, moderate in size.
    • He earns a modest amount of money.
    Her latest novel was a modest success.
  • (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * immodest

    Derived terms

    * modest proposal * modesty