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Meanings of
miserly
in English
(Used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
mean
tight
mingy
Related terms
stingy
ungenerous
Usage of
miserly
in English
1
That was too
miserly
for the generous Mr Osborne, the workers' friend.
2
I refer to the
miserly
increase in the standard rate tax band.
3
The emphasis in the semi-finals will be scoring points against
miserly
defences.
4
He had the reputation of being
miserly
and hard to deal with.
5
He went on and on, shaming the congregants for their
miserly
ways.
6
Fox was a Yankee, and
miserly
and sour to the very core.
7
Ahab was liberal, Joram
miserly
,
nay, he even indulged in usurious practices.
8
The earth had been generous to them when our tongues were
miserly
.
9
When you fail to give yourself you make the whole world
miserly
.
10
But as he got rich, he became
miserly
and patronised Stendhal's poverty.
11
On the contrary, she began to get
miserly
as her bank-account grew.
12
Folk had the well-defined opinion that he was selfish,
miserly
,
and hard.
13
Poor, or
miserly
,
or young in years, they should never be disregarded.
14
No one who knew Rodney could regard him as mean or
miserly
.
15
He is a
miserly
,
inhospitable old fellow who does not like guests.
16
She was not a sordid soul, she had not a
miserly
nature.
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miserly
Adjective
Frequent collocations
very miserly
as miserly
so miserly
too miserly
most miserly
More collocations
Miserly
through the time
Miserly
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common