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mi·ser·ly

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–adjective

of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.

[Origin: 1585–95; miser + -ly

]

—Related forms

mi·ser·li·ness, noun

—Synonyms cheap, parsimonious. See stingy.

—Antonyms generous.

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adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.

mi'ser·li·ness n.

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miserly
adjective
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" [syn: mean]

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Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.

Usage: Avaricious, Covetous, Parsimonious, Penurious, Miserly, Niggardly. The avaricious eagerly grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious, parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living, niggardly in dispensing. -- Av`a*ri"cious*ly, adv. -- Av`a*ri"cious*ness, n.

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