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stingy |
Overview of adj stingy The adj stingy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stingy, ungenerous -- (not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds") 2. stingy, ungenerous -- (selfishly unwilling to share with others) Antonyms of adj stingy 2 senses of stingy Sense 1 stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous generous (vs. stingy) => benevolent, freehearted => big bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded => lavish, munificent, overgenerous, prodigal, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting => unselfish Sense 2 stingy, ungenerous INDIRECT (VIA selfish) -> unselfish Similarity of adj stingy 2 senses of stingy Sense 1 stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous => beggarly, mean => cheap, chinchy, chintzy => cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching => closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted => grudging, niggardly, scrimy => meager, scrimpy => mean mingy, miserly, tight => parsimonious, penurious Also See-> selfish#1; uncharitable#1; ungenerous#1, meanspirited#1 Sense 2 stingy, ungenerous => selfish (vs. unselfish) Attributes of adj stingy 1 of 2 senses of stingy Sense 1 stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous => generosity, generousness Familiarity of adj stingy stingy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj stingy stingy Overview of adj stingy The adj stingy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stingy, ungenerous -- (not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds") 2. stingy, ungenerous -- (selfishly unwilling to share with others)
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