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mi·ser·ly
 miserly
- pronunciation:
- maI
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adjective |
| definition: |
of, like, or characteristic of a miser; penurious or stingy.
Don't expect any money, or even a loan, from that miserly grandfather of yours.- synonyms:
- cheap, close-fisted, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, tight, tightfisted
- antonyms:
- liberal
- similar words:
- avaricious, churlish, frugal, mercenary, niggard, skimpy, sordid, thrifty
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| related words: |
abstemious, sparing |
| derivation: |
miserliness (n.) |
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