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miserly

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
miserly/ˈmʌɪzəli/

▶adjective

1 of or characteristic of a miser.

2 (of a quantity) pitiably small.

– derivatives
miserliness noun.

'miserly' also found in these Oxford entries:

cheap - cheapskate - chintzy - miserable - near - penny-pinching - pinchpenny - screw - tight-fisted - tightwad

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