miserly
adjective (AMOUNT) /ˈmaɪ.zəl.i/
/-zɚ.li/ disapprovingDefinition
› describes an amount that is extremely small: a miserly 75p a week rise in the state pensionSmall amounts of moneyLarge amounts of money miserliness /-nəs/ noun [U] Mean with money
(Definition of miserly adjective (AMOUNT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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