(Used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
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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