Dictionary entry

Miserly

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mi″ser‐ly (mī″zẽr‐ly̆), a. [From Miser.] Like a miser; very covetous; sordid; niggardly.

Syn. — Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See Avaricious.