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mi⋅ser⋅ly

[mahy-zer-lee]
–adjective
of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.

Origin:
1585–95; miser + -ly


mi⋅ser⋅li⋅ness, noun


cheap, parsimonious. See stingy.


generous.
mi·ser·ly   (mī'zər-lē)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
mi'ser·li·ness n.

Miserly

Mi"ser*ly\, a. [From Miser.] Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.

Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious.
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