Miserly

a.

1.

Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid; niggardly.

Adj.

1.

miserly - used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" Synonyms: mingy, tight, mean

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