stingy
Example Sentences
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She said that I was stingy and mean, an outcast at life’s rich feast.
New England’s defense looks like something out of Mike Vrabel’s prime years: disciplined, physical, and stingy against the run.
From Los Angeles Times
That’s because the charitable deduction is getting slightly stingier next year for wealthy households that itemize.
From MarketWatch
The stocks of companies that invested the most no longer fell behind those of stingier companies, but didn’t beat them by much either.
New York City businesses are particularly stingy with free bathroom opportunities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.