单词	miserliness
释义	miserly adjective mi·​ser·​ly ˈmī-zər-lē  : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser especially : marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness The team's miserly owner refused to buy new equipment. miserliness noun Synonyms cheap chintzy close closefisted mean mingy niggard niggardly parsimonious penny-pinching penurious pinching pinchpenny spare sparing stingy stinting tight tightfisted uncharitable ungenerous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was given a miserly raise. my brother, who is notoriously miserly, surprised us when he offered to pick up the tab Recent Examples on the Web Public funding is miserly — putting in only about $1,500 a year per child under the age 5 (by comparison, average per-child expenditure in public schools is over $13,000). Elliot Haspel, Washington Post, 30 June 2022 And while other wealthy countries spend an average of $14,000 each year per child on early-childhood care, the U.S. spends a miserly $500. Kendra Hurley, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022 California’s latest water emergency is forcing residents to dial back their lawn sprinklers, shorten their showers and make other water-miserly changes in their routines. Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 Mileage-miserly Japanese cars got a firm foothold in the American market. Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022 Germany has blocked arms exports to Ukraine from a NATO ally and offered Kyiv a miserly 5,000 helmets. Adam O’neal, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022 The deal Potter offered George Bailey, $20,000 a year for three years, was extraordinarily generous, unthinkable from miserly Ebenezer, an employer who begrudged his clerk a lump of coal. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 19 Dec. 2021 The heartwarming tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge’s Christmas morning redemption with the help of three time-traveling ghosts has remained a one of the most enduring and popular subjects for holiday entertainment for more than a century. San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2021 Players Theatre is also taking a fresh crack at the redemptive ghost story of miserly moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1593, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition miserly adjective mi·​ser·​ly ˈmī-zər-lē  : stingy a miserly neighbor a miserly contribution miserliness noun as in stinginess the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money some kids like to grouse about the miserliness of their parents as far as allowances are concerned the company's misguided miserliness is the reason we're still using these inefficient, outdated computers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stinginess niggardliness economy economizing cheapness saving parsimony penuriousness pinching tightness cheeseparing providence frugality tightfistedness penny-pinching managing thrift conserving closeness conservation scrimping husbanding skimping husbandry Antonyms & Near Antonyms generosity liberality philanthropy unselfishness extravagance largess largesse bounty lavishness wastefulness improvidence dissipation prodigality bountifulness openheartedness openhandedness squandering See More
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