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- [mahy-zer-lee]
- /ˈmaɪ zər li/
- /ˈmaɪ.zəl.i/
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- [mahy-zer-lee]
- /ˈmaɪ zər li/
Definitions of miserly word
- adjective miserly of, like, or befitting a miser; penurious; stingy; niggardly. 1
- noun miserly Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser. 1
- adjective miserly not generous with money 1
- adjective miserly If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. 0
- adjective miserly If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small. 0
- adjective miserly of or resembling a miser; avaricious 0
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Origin of miserly
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; miser + -ly
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Parts of speech for Miserly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
miserly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for miserly
adj miserly
- tightfisted — parsimonious; stingy; tight.
- abject — You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
- avaricious — An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
- beggarly — meanly inadequate; very poor
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
adjective miserly
adverb miserly
- parsimoniously — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
- selfishly — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- greedily — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- cannily — in a canny manner
- meanly — moderately.
Antonyms for miserly
adj miserly
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