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stinginess

[stin-jee-nis] / ˈstɪn dʒi nɪs /






NOUN
selfishness
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And though stinginess has come against relatively weak offenses — it’s still the NFL.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Despite ownership’s stinginess with payroll during the rebuild, Elias said he got everything he wanted this offseason.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2023

They have regained some of their defensive stinginess.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2023

Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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