measly

1. (figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.Examples: "For one whole day's work all I was given was twenty measly pounds."; "The visiting tourists eagerly forked over a measly two dollars per group to their guides as payment for their services. This amount was measly sum to the givers, but a princely sum to the takers."; "So it wasn't a hotel, as I said in my novel, just a measly motel. But to me it was like the First measly motel, and I remember laughing about the things I was saying straight from my unconscious to both his and God's ear."Synonyms: miserable, paltry, triflingfigurativelyinformal