miserly
/ˈmaɪzərli/
adjective
- Extremely unwilling to spend money; stingy.
- The miserly landlord refused to fix the broken heater even in winter.
- He gave a miserly tip of just fifty cents on a fifty-dollar meal.
- Her miserly habits included saving every plastic container from takeout meals.
- Very small or meager in amount (often used figuratively).
- The scholarship provided a miserly sum that barely covered textbooks.
- The company offered a miserly 1% raise to its employees.
- They received only a miserly portion of food for the long hike.
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