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miserly

[ mahy-zer-lee ]

/ ˈmaɪ zər li /

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adjective

of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.

Origin of miserly

First recorded in 1585–95; miser + -ly

SYNONYMS FOR miserly

cheap, parsimonious.

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ANTONYMS FOR miserly

generous.

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synonym study for miserly

See stingy¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM miserly

mi·ser·li·ness, noun un·mi·ser·ly, adjective

Words nearby miserly

miserabilism, miserabilist, miserable, miserere, misericord, miserly, misery, misery index, misery loves company, misesteem, misestimate

Example sentences from the Web for miserliness

Their tartness and strictness and miserliness had made the life of the girls in the school uncomfortable for some time.

Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island |Janet D. Wheeler
That institution has for twenty-six years been crying shame on miserliness and cupidity.

Brave Men and Women |O.E. Fuller
We must show him that we despise his miserliness and meanness.

Practical Ethics |William DeWitt Hyde
But then, old Jacob Patterson was noted as much for his surliness as for his miserliness.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 |Lucy Maud Montgomery

Does economic theory throw any light on the ethics of miserliness?

The Principles of Economics |Frank A. Fetter

British Dictionary definitions for miserliness

miserly

/ (ˈmaɪzəlɪ) /

adjective

of or resembling a miser; avaricious

Derived forms of miserly

miserliness, noun