| ADJECTIVE | all | miserly, mean, mingy, tight | (used of persons or behavior / behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity / generosity |
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| Sounds | may'zerliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | (used of persons or behavior / behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity / generosity. | |
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| Example | "he left a miserly tip" | |
| Synonyms | mean, mingy, tight | |
| Broader | stingy, ungenerous | Unwilling to spend |
| Spanish | mezquino, miserable, ruin | |
| Catalan | garrepa, mesquí, miserable, roí | |
| Nouns | miser | a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) |
| miserliness | total lack of generosity / generosity with money | |
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