stingy

stingy
adjective (stingier; -est) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect *stinge, noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting Date: 1659 1. not generous or liberal ; sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending <
stingy with the salt
> <
stingy employee benefits
> 2. meanly scanty or small <
stingy portions of meat
> • stingily adverb • stinginess noun Synonyms: stingy, close, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity <
a stingy child, not given to sharing
>. close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions <
folks who are very close when charity calls
>. niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible <
the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library
>. parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess <
a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries
>. penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty <
the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune
>. miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding <
a miserly couple devoid of social conscience
>.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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