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    ungenerous
    /ʌnˈdʒɛn(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. not generous; mean: "he was not an ungenerous man"

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  2. not willing to give money, help, kindness, praise, etc. to other people, or only willing to give a little: an ungenerous welfare benefits system. It is not being ungenerous to the team to suggest that it, too, has many weak points. Opposite. generous. Fewer examples. The account pays an ungenerous 0.5% rate of interest.

  3. a. : petty, mean. ungenerous criticisms. b. : deficient in liberality : stingy. an ungenerous offer. ungenerously adverb. Synonyms. cheap. chintzy. closefisted. mean. mingy. miserly. niggardly. parsimonious. penny-pinching. penurious. pinching.

  4. UNGENEROUS meaning: 1. not willing to give money, help, kindness, praise, etc. to other people, or only willing to give…. Learn more.

  5. Ungenerous definition: stingy; miserly. See examples of UNGENEROUS used in a sentence.

  6. 1. adjective. If you describe someone's remarks, thoughts, or actions as ungenerous, you mean that they are unfair or unkind. [formal] This was a typically ungenerous response. 2. adjective. You can use ungenerous when you are describing a person or organization that is unwilling to give much money to other people. [formal]

  7. Define ungenerous. ungenerous synonyms, ungenerous pronunciation, ungenerous translation, English dictionary definition of ungenerous. adj. 1. Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy.

  8. ungenerously. Definitions of ungenerous. adjective. lacking in magnanimity. “"it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.”. synonyms: meanspirited. stingy. unwilling to spend. see more.