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English Dictionary: miserly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
miserly
adj
  1. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
    Synonym(s): mean, mingy, miserly, tight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Miserly \Mi"ser*ly\, a. [From {Miser}.]
      Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.
  
      Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious;
               covetous; stingy; mean. See {Avaricious}.
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