miserliness

Example Sentences

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Miserliness is a capital quality to run in families; it's the safe side for madness to dip on.

From Middlemarch by Eliot, George

Miserliness is the denying oneself and others the ordinary comforts or even necessaries of life, for the mere sake of hoarding money.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

Economy is rejection of whatever is superfluous; it is not Miserliness.

From The Principles of Success in Literature by Lewes, George Henry

"Miserliness is rather a quality than otherwise, you know," she continued, holding the cat in her folded arms.

From Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph

Miserliness, braggadocio, hypocrisy, in their extremes, are the characters of comedy; a rich nature, such as Hamlet, showing variety of faculty and depth of experience, is the hero of more profound drama.

From Heart of Man by Woodberry, George Edward