miserly English

Meaning miserly meaning

What does miserly mean?

miserly

— adjective (= mean) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity a mean person he left a miserly tip

Synonyms miserly synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as miserly?

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stingy

niggardly

mean

parsimonious

avaricious

greedy

close-fisted

ungenerous

penurious

tight

miser

illiberal

frugal

thrifty

near

mingy

closefisted

cheeseparing

cheap

tightfisted

spare

skinflint

penuriously

not giving

miserable

meagre

economical

be stingy

be parsimonious

be niggardly

be near

be close-fisted

uncharitable

tough

too-saving

tightwad

stinting

stingy person

sordid

solid

small-minded

skinny

skimp

skeletal

selfish

scrimy

poor

pinching

petty

penny-pinching

Topics miserly topics

What do people use miserly to talk about?

Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Stingy

• What words describe a person who refuses to share?
  stingy avaricious parsimonious miserly

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words refer to a small amount of money?
  next to nothing nominal a drop in the ocean paltry miserly a pittance peanuts