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- 1. of or characteristic of a miser: "his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly £1 million" Similar Opposite
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MISERLY definition: 1. like or typical of a miser: 2. A miserly amount is extremely small: 3. like or typical of a…. Learn more.
The meaning of MISERLY is of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; especially : marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness. How to use miserly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Miserly.
Miserly definition: of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy.. See examples of MISERLY used in a sentence.
Define miserly. miserly synonyms, miserly pronunciation, miserly translation, English dictionary definition of miserly. like a miser; cheap, stingy, penurious: He is not miserly with his gifts. Not to be confused with: misery – tribulation, suffering; grief, anguish, torment,...
miserly. (maɪzəʳli ) 1. adjective. If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. [disapproval] He is miserly with both his time and his money.
Miserly people are stingy with their money and not likely to be generous, like Ebenezer Scrooge himself. The adjective miserly evolved from the Latin word miser, which means “unhappy, wretched.” Nowadays, it's generally used to describe someone who hoards their money and presumably is miserable because of it.
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. a stingy, avaricious person. [ Obs.]a wretched or unhappy person. Latin: wretched. 1535–45. 2. skinflint, tightwad, pinchpenny. Miser, The, (French, L'Avare ), Literature a comedy (1668) by Molière.
miserly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mi‧ser‧ly /ˈmaɪzəli $ -zər-/ adjective 1 a miserly amount or quantity is one that is much too small SYN measly, paltry We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise. 2 a miserly person is not generous and does not like spending money SYN mean —miserliness noun [ uncountable] Examples ...
Definition of miserly adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Miserly definition: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.
