Hypertext Webster Gateway: "miserly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miserly \Mi"ser*ly\, a. [From {Miser}.]
Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious;
covetous; stingy; mean. See {Avaricious}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miserly
adj : used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative
of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a
miserly tip" [syn: {mean}, {mingy}, {tight}]
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