English > ungenerous: 2 senses > adjective 2| Meaning | Unwilling to spend. |
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| Example | "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
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| Synonym | stingy |
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| Attribute of | generosity, generousness | The trait of being willing / willing to give your money or time |
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| Narrower | beggarly, mean | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt / contempt |
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| cheap, chinchy, chintzy | embarrassingly stingy |
| cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny | Giving or spending with reluctance |
| closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted | Unwilling to part with money |
| grudging, niggardly, scrimy | petty or reluctant in giving or spending |
| mean, mingy, miserly, tight | (used of persons or behavior / behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity / generosity |
| parsimonious, penurious | excessively unwilling to spend |
| See also | selfish | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others |
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| uncharitable | lacking love and generosity / generosity |
| ungenerous, meanspirited | lacking in magnanimity |
| Opposite | generous | willing to give and share unstintingly |
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| Spanish | agarrado, avaricioso, avaro, cicatero, mezquino, rácano, rancio, rata, roñoso, tacaño |
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| Catalan | agarrat, avar, avariciós, garrepa, gasiu, mesquí, ranci, rata, ronyós, tacany |
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