miserly

US: /ˈmaɪzɝɫi/
UK: /mˈa‍ɪzəli/


English Vietnamese dictionary


miserly /'maizəli/
  • tính từ
    • hà tiện, keo kiệt, bủn xỉn

Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective (disapproving)
1 (of a person) hating to spend money
Synonym: MEAN
2 (of a quantity or amount) too small
Synonym: PALTRY

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
stingy, penurious, niggardly, penny-pinching, parsimonious, mean, cheap, cheese-paring, tight, tight-fisted, close, close-fisted, mercenary, avaricious, greedy, covetous, Colloq money-grubbing, Brit mingy, US chintzy:
Flynn is too miserly to lend you a penny.

Concise English dictionary


'maɪzəlɪ
adj.
+(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity