miserly Definition
mi·serly (mī′zər lē)
adjective
like or characteristic of a miser; greedy and stingy
miserly Related Forms
mi′·ser·li·ness noun
miserly Synonyms
miserly Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near miserly
- ‹ misericord
- ‹ Miserere
- ‹ miserably
- ‹ miserable
- ‹ miser
- ‹ misemploy
- ‹ mise-en-scène
- ‹ misdoubt
- ‹ misdoing
- ‹ misdoer
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- misesteem ›
- misestimate ›
- misfeasance ›
- misfile ›
- misfire ›
- misfit ›
- misfortune ›
- misgive ›
- misgiving ›

