When a person describes someone as a "scrooge," they typically mean that the person is miserly, stingy, and lacks generosity or compassion towards others. The term is often used to describe someone who is reluctant to spend money or share their resources.
They mean they are a miser
"Ma humbug" is a slang phrase that means someone who is perceived as negative, grumpy, or unpleasant. It is commonly used to describe a person who is often pessimistic or critical in their attitudes.
When a person calls another person moody they mean that person is in a bad mood. It can be used also to describe someone who is liable to frequent changes in mood.
Its means the person who was responsible for paying for the food. In this case Scrooge employed Bob and paid him 15 shillings a week. This employment paid for the Christmas meal.
The term "when one person surpasses another" means that one person has overtaken another. It also means that one person does something better than another.
Yes, "jaunty" can be used to describe a person. It typically means that the person is lively, cheerful, and confident in a stylish or fashionable way.
Asymptomatic; the medical definition of the word, means that a person presents no symptoms of disease or illness. Another word that is used to describe this is, "symptomless".
Only if you are a cannibal. Yummy means delicious.
The word conflict means that there is a disagreement or argument between more than 1 person. It can also be used to describe something or someone that clashes with another person.
In "A Christmas Carol," the phrase "as solitary as an oyster" is used to describe Ebenezer Scrooge as being closed-off, isolated, and uncommunicative. It suggests that he is a lonely and unapproachable person, much like an oyster that keeps to itself in its shell.
it means you or another person!
In old English the name Ebenezer means stone or gravel and the name Scrooge is from the word Scour which means to crush or to press
Yes, approachable can be used to describe a person. When used in this sense, it means friendly and easy to talk to.