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1. (adj.) miserly
of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly.
Etymology: (1585–95)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) mean, mingy, miserly, tight
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
"a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
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1. (adj) miserly
like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly
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Sense: a mean person who lives very poorly in order to store up wealth
That old miser won't give you a cent!
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 Afrikaans: vrekkig |
 Arabic: بُخْلي |
 Bulgarian: скъпернически |
 Brazilian: avaramente |
 Czech: lakomý |
 German: geizig |
 Danish: gnieragtig |
 Greek: φιλάργυρα, μίζερα |
 Spanish: avaro, mísero |
 Estonian: kitsi |
 Farsi: خسیس |
 Finnish: saiturimaisesti |
 French: avare |
 Hebrew: קַמצָן |
 Hindi: कंजूस |
 Croatian: škrt |
 Hungarian: fösvény, zsugori |
 Indonesian: kikir |
 Icelandic: nánasarlega |
 Italian: avaramente |
 Japanese: けちな |
 Korean: 인색한 |
 Lithuanian: šykštus, niekingai menkas |
 Latvian: sīkstulīgs |
 Malay: dengan bakhil |
 Dutch: girig |
 Norwegian: gjerrig, gnien |
 Polish: skąpy |
 Persian: خسیس |
 Pashto: بخيل، خسيس |
 Portuguese: avaramente |
 Romanian: avar, zgârcit |
 Russian: скупой |
 Slovak: lakomý |
 Slovenian: skop |
 Serbian: cicijaško |
 Swedish: girig, gniden, snål |
 Thai: ตระหนี่ |
 Turkish: cimri, cimrice |
 Taiwanese: 吝嗇的 |
 Ukrainian: скупий, скнарий |
 Urdu: محنت آمیز |
 Vietnamese: keo kiệt |
 Chinese: 吝啬的 |
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