miserly

mi·ser·ly  (mzr-l)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser; avaricious or penurious.

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miser·li·ness n.

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miserly [ˈmaɪzəlɪ]

adj

of or resembling a miser; avaricious

miserliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

miserly - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" mingy, tight, mean stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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miserly

adjective mean, stingy, penny-pinching (informal), parsimonious, close, near, grasping, beggarly, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, covetous, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo slang), mingy (Brit. informal), tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) He is miserly with both his time and his money.
generous, charitable, extravagant, prodigal, unselfish

Translations

miserly [ˈmaɪzəlɪ] ADJ

1. (= mean) [person] → mezquino, ruin, tacaño

2. (= paltry) [sum] → mísero

miserly [ˈmaɪzə^rli] adj

[person] → avare
to be miserly → être avare

(= paltry) → misérable often before n

miserly

adj → geizig; hoarding → kleinlich; offer → knauserig; a miserly £8 → miese or mickrige £ 8 (inf); to be miserly with something → mit etw geizen

miserly [ˈmaɪzəlɪ] adj → taccagno/a, avaro/a

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miserly [ˈmaɪzəlɪ] adj → taccagno/a, avaro/a