miserliness

  • 91greedy — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Avaricious] Syn. avid, grasping, rapacious, selfish, miserly, parsimonious, close, close fisted, tight, tight fisted, niggardly, exploitative, grudging, sordid, mercenary, illiberal, stingy, covetous, penurious,… …

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  • 92meanness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being mean] Syn. smallmindedness, baseness, lowness, pettiness, wickedness, debasement, degradation, abjection, shamelessness, infamy, degeneracy, blackguardism, knavishness, unscrupulousness, stinginess,… …

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  • 93miserly — mi|ser|ly [ˈmaızəli US zər ] adj 1.) a miserly amount or quantity is one that is much too small = ↑measly, paltry ↑paltry ▪ We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise. 2.) a miserly person is not generous and does not like spending money = ↑mean… …

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  • 94Seven Deadly Sins —    In Christianity, seven moral transgressions of divine law that damn a soul to HELL. The Seven Deadly Sins each have an associated DEMON that is a special agent of tireless temptation.    The Seven Deadly Sins are not mentioned as a group in… …

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  • 95Zoroastrianism —    Religion of ancient Persia based on the teachings of the prophet Zarasthustra (Zoroaster in Greek). Zoroastrianism influenced the development of Western angelologies and demonologies.    Zarathustra may have been born as early as 650 B.C.E.… …

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  • 96miserly — (adj.) 1590s, from MISER (Cf. miser) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). Related: Miserliness …

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  • 97cheeseparing — n. miserliness, stinginess …

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  • 98parsimony — n. miserliness, stinginess; extreme frugality or thriftiness pÉ‘rsɪməʊnɪ / pɑːsɪmÉ™nɪ …

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  • 99penny-pinching — adj. cheap or stingy, miserly; unwilling to spend money n. cheapness, stinginess, miserliness; quality of being economical, thrift …

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  • 100penuriousness — pɪ nÊŠrɪəsnɪs / njÊŠr n. stinginess, miserliness; poverty, indigence …

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