miserly

Her father, though basically miserly, did not stint on household bills.

I decided not to be miserly for once and bought first-class tickets to be sure of a seat.

They also took advantage of the necessity of others, in miserly traffic in Beaver skins with the Savages.

A little breath of red crept into the withered cheeks of the miserly old man.

If a man be poor who wishes to have everything, then an ambitious and a miserly man languish in extreme poverty.

A very religious and very miserly man who hoarded for his son.

The unhappy fact was that this sudden acquisition of wealth had developed a really miserly disposition in the elder brother.