miserly

Adjective Satellite

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
  • "he left a miserly tip"

Adj

• Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.

Adjective

• Characteristic of a miser; unwilling to spend money or share.

Examples

• His miserly use of high-scoring letters meant he rarely made impressive plays.

Synonyms

mean, mingy, tight, as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal, miserable, miserly, narrow-fisted, niggardly, nipcheese, parsimonious, peddling, penny-pinching, penny-wise, penurious, scrooge-like, scrubby, shabby, still got one's communion money, stingy, swear, tight as a tick, tight-fisted, tighter than Dick's hatband, ungenerous, ungiving

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