miserly in English
his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million
Use "miserly" in a sentence
1. A miserly father make a prodigal son.
2. He left a miserly tip.
3. He is more miserly than economical.
4. Her father is very rich and miserly.
5. We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise.
6. 19 A miserly father make a prodigal son.
7. A miserly offer is unlikely to be accepted.
8. A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
9. He is miserly with both his time and his money.
10. 1 A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
11. Stingy; miserly: a Chintzy way to entertain guests.
12. 2 A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
13. She's so miserly that she won't give anything to anyone.
14. Because my man is right I am very miserly.
15. He is so miserly he won't buy things he relly needs.
16. Awarded a miserly 85% on Issue on budget it's worth far, far more.
17. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
18. Miserly Nabal complained loudly about his precious bread, water, and slaughtered meat.
19. Old Crumwallis won't notice I've had more than his miserly allowance.
20. He is wise and miserly and you cannot skin him out of money.
21. Inn host is very miserly, what give everyday is dietary and very few.
22. Even the lower rate makes the offerings from other high street banks look miserly.
23. Lying on his deathbed the rich, miserly old man calls to his longsuffering wife.
24. Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.
25. In 10 years with Llanelli his grand total of games was a miserly 2
26. Curmudgeon (n.) "churlish, miserly fellow, mean man," 1570s, of unknown origin
27. Too many customers are alienated by our miserly attitude to compensation for mistakes that we made.
28. His action has already caused the premature death of 700,000 birds with miserly compensation to owners.
29. But Cain, a miserly farmer, offered only a bunch of grass and some worthless seeds to him.
30. Low - flush toilets and miserly showerheads mandated in 1992 produced years of consumer grumbling and disobedience.
31. Avarice is defined as "a feeling of inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard possessions".
32. Synonyms for Cheeseparing include miserly, mean, cheap, stingy, tightfisted, avaricious, miserable, close-fisted, mean-spirited and parsimonious
33. The First World's miserly materialism is enough to make any honest seeker yearn for a new alternative or age.
34. “Codger” is probably simply a dialect variation of “cadger,” and originally, in the 18th century, meant a stingy, miserly old man
35. A Cheapskate is a miserly or stingy person, particularly one who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs or expenses
36. Cheapskate definition is - a miserly or stingy person; especially : one who tries to avoid paying a fair share of costs or expenses
37. Dallas Stymies Kings, 5-1 Hockey: Stars play a miserly defense and score four times on power play and once short-handed.
38. Churl (kilay or kelay): The Hebrew word occurs only in Isaiah 32:5,7, in the latter verse in a form slightly modified so as to produce a pleasing assonance with the word immediately following.The word probably means "crafty" or "miserly," both ideas being suitable to the context, though "miserly" accords with the setting in Isa somewhat better.
39. Churl (kilay or kelay): The Hebrew word occurs only in Isaiah 32:5, 7, in the latter verse in a form slightly modified so as to produce a pleasing assonance with the word immediately following.The word probably means "crafty" or "miserly," both ideas being suitable to the context, though "miserly" accords with the setting in Isaiah somewhat better.
40. Giving or spending with reluctance "our Cheeseparing administration" "very close (or near) with his money" "a penny-pinching miserly old man" Advertizing
41. Codger Meaning: "old man, odd person;" 1796, "mean, miserly man;" probably a variant of cadger "beggar" (see cadge… See definitions of Codger.
42. Giving or spending with reluctance Synonyms: close, near, penny-pinching, skinny Examples - a penny-pinching miserly old man - our Cheeseparing administration - very close (or near) with his money
43. This page shows answers to the clue Chintzy.Chintzy may be defined as “Cheap, inferior, or gaudy“Of, like, or decorated with chintz“Chintzy is American slang for mean, grasping, miserly”.
44. Cheeseparing - giving or spending with reluctance; "our Cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" penny-pinching , skinny , near , close
45. In the 19th century, the meaning of Cheeseparing was extended to "miserly economizing." (Presumably, the practice of paring off the rind so as to waste the minimum of cheese was viewed as an excessive form of frugality.) Examples of Cheeseparing …
46. Avaricious (adj.) late 14c., "miserly, stingy;" early 15c., "greedy, covetous," from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice "greed" (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn.