Defenition of the word miserly

• Defenition of the word miserly

  • used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a small miserly man"
  • used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
  • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

Synonyms for the word miserly

• • close-fisted
  • derisory
  • little
  • meager
  • mean
  • measly
  • mingy
  • miserable
  • niggardly
  • paltry
  • parsimonious
  • penny-pinching
  • scrounging
  • small
  • stingy
  • tight
  • tightfisted

Similar words in the miserly

• • miserly
  • stingy
  • ungenerous

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