miserly
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Miserly neighbors, witch hunts, and ghostly homes—oh my!
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2023
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must face uncomfortable truths when three Christmas spirits take him on a journey through his past, present and future.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2019
According to one study, titled Misery Is Not Miserly, you are more likely to spend more on a product if you’re feeling sad.
From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2018
Miserly, always shabbily dressed, old August Thyssen used to drink beer and eat wurst with his workers.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Miserly dog!" and other such epithets, were unsparingly used in speaking of a quiet, thoughtful young man, named Merwin, who was clerk with him in the same store.
From Words for the Wise by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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