miserly

🇬🇧 UK/'maizәli/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1

Definitions

adj.

Resembling a miser; extremely unwilling to spend money; very stingy.

吝啬的;小气的;贪婪的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
miserother
+
lyin the manner of
=miserly

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The miserly employer refused to grant his workers a pay raise.

  • 2.

    His miserly habits meant he lived far below his means.

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