miserly
[adjective]
Synonyms: mean, avaricious, grasping, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching (informal), stingy, tightfisted, ungenerous

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Contrasted words: bountious, generous, altruistic, benevolent, charitable
Related Words: avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy, abject, ignoble, sordid

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mi‧ser‧ly /ˈmaɪzəli $ -zər-/ adjective

1. a miserly amount or quantity is one that is much too small Synonym : measly, paltry:
We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise.

2. a miserly person is not generous and does not like spending money Synonym : mean
—miserliness noun [uncountable]

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