Miserly /(mī"zẽr*ly̆)/

Mi·ser·ly

Miserly

a.

[From Miser.]

Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid; niggardly.

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

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