Miserly Mnemonic
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miserly
miserly
/ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/
stingy
greedy
Examples
- Ebenezer Scrooge is old and miserly.
- This is an encyclopedia, not a guide on how to be miserly.
- Oswald was well known for his miserly ways.
- Oswald was well known for his miserly ways.
- Scrooge is a common English term for a miserly person.
- A miserly man cheats his wife one night.
- All novels agree that she's extremely avaricious and miserly.
- He was described as tall, handsome, and studious, but suspicious and miserly.
- His Scottish heritage plays on the stereotype of Scotsmen being miserly.
- She was careful without being miserly, and amassed a large sum.
characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
adjective
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"Miser + Lee. Miser Lee never spends, always saving greedily."
"Miss + Hurly. The miss is so stingy, hurly-burly she saves every penny."
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