Big and Measly

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Big

Big adjective - Having great meaning or lasting effect.
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Measly is an antonym for big.
Nearby Word: bigness

Measly

Measly adjective - So small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention.
Usage example: offered her guest only one measly cookie
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Big is an antonym for measly in skimpy topic.
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  • Astronomic Zoom It is extremely common in documentaries about space, often zooming from the scale of entire galaxies being pixels big, until reach the scale of measly people.
    Source: Astronomic Zoom
  • Series / Family Matters Frankly, a measly time machine is no big deal.
    Source: Series / Family Matters
  • If you have enough patience (or leveled up your sword enough) it can be done for a measly 50 experience.note  Since the Bubble gets stunned long enough to strike it again, this is actually a very simple way to get a lot of XP when 50 is still a big deal.
    Source: Lord British Postulate
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