miserly
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miserly
- /ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/ UK
- /ˈmaɪ.zəɹli/ US
Where it comes from
From miser + -ly, attested from the 1540s.
adjective more miserly · most miserly
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Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
miserly habits
Similar: as tight as Dick's hatband, cheap, cheeseparing, chintzy, close, close as wax, close-fisted, illiberal, mean, miserable, miserly, narrow-fisted
Translations
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adj stingy
| Español | mezquino, tacaño, mísero, pesetero, roñoso, cicatero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인색한 insaek-han, 인색하다 insaek-hada |
| 日本語 | けちな kechi na, 吝嗇な rinshoku na |
| 中文 | 吝嗇 /吝啬 lìnsè, 小氣 /小气 xiǎoqì, 摳門 /抠门 kōumén, 摳 /抠 kōu |
| हिन्दी | कंजूस kañjūs |
| Português | mesquinho, pão-duro |
| Français | avare, pingre, chiche, radin |
| Deutsch | geizig, knauserig, knausrig, gierig |
| Italiano | avaro, tirchio |
| Română | ciufút |
| Русский | скупо́й skupój, ска́редный skárednyj, жа́дный žádnyj, прижи́мистый prižímistyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bo bo như thần giữ của |
| العربية | بَخِيل baḵīl |
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