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- Dictionarymi·ser·ly/ˈmīzərlē/
adjective
- 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 means being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others, especially money or possessions. Learn more about the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of miserly from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Miserly means like or typical of a miser, or a miserly amount is extremely small. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.
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.
Miserly definition: of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy.. See examples of MISERLY used in a sentence.
Miserly means disapproving of someone who spends very little money or of something that is very small. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of miserly with examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Miserly means like a miser, cheap, stingy, or penurious. It is often confused with misery, which means tribulation, suffering, or anguish. See examples, translations, and related words.
Definition of miserly adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
