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单词 pinchpenny
释义

pinchpenny

adjective

pinch·​pen·​ny ˈpinch-ˌpe-nē How to pronounce pinchpenny (audio)
: stingy, niggardly

Synonyms

  • cheap
  • chintzy
  • close
  • closefisted
  • mean
  • mingy
  • miserly
  • niggard
  • niggardly
  • parsimonious
  • penny-pinching
  • penurious
  • pinching
  • spare
  • sparing
  • stingy
  • stinting
  • tight
  • tightfisted
  • uncharitable
  • ungenerous
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Example Sentences

her pinchpenny parents aren't likely to loan her the money she needs for the down payment

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined above

pinchpenny

adjective

as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible her pinchpenny parents aren't likely to loan her the money she needs for the down payment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • careful
  • closefisted
  • close
  • tight
  • pinching
  • selfish
  • greedy
  • cheap
  • desirous
  • mean
  • miserly
  • ungenerous
  • spare
  • sparing
  • parsimonious
  • stingy
  • penurious
  • mingy
  • stinting
  • niggard
  • tightfisted
  • economical
  • chintzy
  • saving
  • uncharitable
  • small
  • conserving
  • penny-pinching
  • economizing
  • thrifty
  • coveting
  • niggardly
  • mercenary
  • avid
  • frugal
  • covetous
  • hoggish
  • avaricious
  • chary
  • grasping
  • grudging
  • sordid
  • skimping
  • shabby
  • envious
  • itchy
  • scrimping
  • begrudging
  • acquisitive
  • rapacious
  • inhospitable
  • resentful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bounteous
  • liberal
  • bountiful
  • generous
  • munificent
  • charitable
  • free
  • openhanded
  • unsparing
  • unstinting
  • altruistic
  • selfless
  • unselfish
  • handsome
  • benevolent
  • extravagant
  • lavish
  • beneficent
  • profuse
  • greathearted
  • overgenerous
  • philanthropic
  • philanthropical
  • humanitarian
  • magnanimous
  • hospitable
  • kindly
  • freehanded
  • compassionate
  • unthrifty
  • wasteful
  • openhearted
  • prodigal
  • wasting
  • profligate
  • spendthrift
  • squandering
  • dissipating
  • good-hearted
  • thriftless
  • splurging
  • frittering
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