un·gen·er·ous ( n-j n  r-s)adj. 1. Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy. 2. Harsh in judgment; unkind. 3. Mean-spirited; illiberal; ignoble. un·gen er·ous·ly adv. |
ungenerous
Adjective
1. mean or overly thrifty
2. (of a remark or thought) unfair or harsh
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" |
| 2. | ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade meanspirited, ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman |
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