Definition: miserly

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Miserly \Mi"ser*ly\, a. [From Miser.]
   Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.

   Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious;
        covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious.