miserly

Modifies a noun

• consumption: There are five pumps in the range with outputs from 2400 to 10000 lph; all have a miserly electrical consumption.
• sum: The British government has pledged the miserly sum of £ 100,000.
• defense: Central to Trinity's success this year was the miserly defense.
• uncle: We are also vouchsafed the recent history of Lucinda's miserly uncle who had absconded after her mother's funeral.
• amount: While workers have seen their pay rise by the miserly amounts quoted by Brown they have had to face big rises in living costs.
• man: You see, our William has Keighley's most miserly man for a father.

Modifying Another Word

• rather: It is not hard to see why the parties are keen to pass off these rather miserly concessions as the height of generosity.
• incredibly: More alarmingly however, there appears to be an incredibly miserly attitude toward the chip portions.
• too: You must however, be careful not to become too miserly and remember to be a little generous to yourself and those around you.
• little: You can store up to five stations as preset channels, which seems a little miserly.