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Meanings of very miserly in English

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Usage of very miserly in English
1
First, he hated the boy; and next, he was very miserly.
Jack / 1877
2
He is very miserly, you know, outside of the allowance he makes Percy.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
3
Schwartz and Hans were rich but very miserly; they were quarrelsome, drunken, and cruel.
Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature
4
He turned a little green, for he was very miserly-for the love of God.
The Right of Way — Volume 02
5
Leonora is either no exception to the rule-orelse she is getting very miserly.
The Title Market
6
Squire Van Tassel had a very miserly exterior.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
7
There was an old woman very miserly.
Angling Sketches
8
She's very miserly in such matters.
Under Western Eyes
9
At last he found the principal man of the Small People, a little old crusty fellow and very miserly.
The Iceberg Express
10
It was received with hisses, and wounded, doubtless, by such a reception, it was very miserly of its rays.
The Moon-Voyage
11
She was very miserly in general; but it was said she had done kind things in one or two instances.
Poor Jack
12
The monk, who was always penniless, told me a good deal to the disadvantage of the count, whom he represented as very miserly.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
13
As we know, he was very miserly, and he realized that a pot of gold would be worth a good deal of money.
From Farm to Fortune; or, Nat Nason's Strange Experience
14
Very rich, and very miserly.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
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