Measly
Measly adjective - So small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention.
Usage example: offered her guest only one measly cookie
Niggling
Niggling adjective - So small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention.
Usage example: only niggling differences between the original Broadway musical and the film version that followed
Measly and niggling are semantically related in important topic. You can use "Measly" instead an adjective "Niggling".
Nearby Word: niggled
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Niggling and Measly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/measly/niggling
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