miserly

(mī'zər-lē)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.

miserliness mi'ser·li·ness n.

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adjective

Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean², niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. See give/take/reciprocity.

adj

Definition: greedy, stingy
Antonyms: extravagant, generous, giving, liberal

IN BRIEF: Relating to one who stores riches selfishly.

The mayor had a reputation for being miserly with the city's money.

Tutor's tip: The lives of the "miserly" (relating to one who hoards his wealth) often end in "misery" (extreme unhappiness).

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For a list of words related to miserly, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel

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See words rhyming with "miserly."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gnieragtig, gerrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrekkig

Français (French)
adj. - avare, mesquin, maigre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geizig, armselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τσιγκούνης/-ικος, σπαγκοραμμένος

Italiano (Italian)
avaro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - avarento

Русский (Russian)
скупой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mezquino, avaro, tacaño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - girig, snål

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吝啬的, 贪婪的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 吝嗇的, 貪婪的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인색한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - しみったれな, けちな, 守銭奴の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بتعاسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קמצני‬

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