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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
- Example: "a mean person"
- Example: "he left a miserly tip"
[syn: mean, mingy, miserly, tight]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Miserly \Mi"ser*ly\ (m[imac]"z[~e]r*l[y^]), a. [From Miser.]
   Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid;
   niggardly.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; avaricious;
        penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

miserly
    adj 1: (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or
           indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he
           left a miserly tip" [syn: mean, mingy, miserly,
           tight]