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Meanings of too miserly in English

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Usage of too miserly in English
1
That was too miserly for the generous Mr Osborne, the workers' friend.
The Guardian
2
My media company was always too miserly to let me have one for touring.
The Neutronium Alchemist
3
They're too miserly to put in underground phone lines.
The hellfire club
4
Yet be it so: every man has his weakness; one is too miserly, another too prodigal.
The Poor Gentleman
5
Clearly last year's price was too miserly.
Reuters
6
That was only half depleted, which the ship still maintained meant she was being too miserly with the missiles.
Surface detail
7
He's too miserly to want to pay a few dollars extra each year to support a regular fire department.
The Young Firemen of Lakeville; Or, Herbert Dare's Pluck
8
Tiny audits Lena's accounts occasionally, and invests her money for her; and Lena, apparently, takes care that Tiny doesn't grow too miserly.
My Antonia
9
"The pincher," was his thought; " too miserly to burn two cents' worth of gas and save his boarders' necks."
Martin Eden
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