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A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.
Clifton Fadiman

Meaning of "miserly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISERLY

miserly  [ˈmaɪzəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISERLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miserly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MISERLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of miserly in the English dictionary

The definition of miserly in the dictionary is of or resembling a miser; avaricious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISERLY


causally
ˈkɔːzəlɪ
drizzly
ˈdrɪzəlɪ
Fuseli
ˈfjuːzəlɪ
hazelly
ˈheɪzəlɪ
intranasally
ˌɪntrəˈneɪzəlɪ
mizzly
ˈmɪzəlɪ
nasally
ˈneɪzəlɪ
orinasally
ˌɔːrɪˈneɪzəlɪ
phrasally
ˈfreɪzəlɪ
spousally
ˈspaʊzəlɪ
weaselly
ˈwiːzəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISERLY

miser
miserabilism
miserabilist
miserable
miserableness
miserablism
miserablist
miserably
miserere
misericord
misericorde
miseries
miserliness
misery
misery guts
misery memoir
misesteem
misestimate
misestimation
misevaluation

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISERLY

bitterly
brotherly
cleverly
disorderly
eagerly
easterly
elderly
formerly
improperly
motherly
northerly
orderly
overly
properly
quarterly
southerly
tenderly
utterly
weatherly
westerly

Synonyms and antonyms of miserly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISERLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «miserly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of miserly

Translation of «miserly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISERLY

Find out the translation of miserly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miserly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miserly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吝啬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miserly
570 millions of speakers

English

miserly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंजूस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بخيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скупой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

avarento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিলোভী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avare
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bakhil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geizig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

しみったれた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인색 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miserly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người hà tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கஞ்சத்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tamahkâr
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avaro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skąpy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скупий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zgârcit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μίζερη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inhalig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjerrige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miserly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISERLY»

The term «miserly» is regularly used and occupies the 105.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISERLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about miserly

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QUOTES WITH «MISERLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word miserly.
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Clifton Fadiman
A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISERLY»

Discover the use of miserly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miserly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Miserly Moms: Living Well on Less in a Tough Ecomony
With gas and food prices soaring, there's more need than ever before for Jonni McCoy's Miserly Moms. Jonni shares the money-saving strategies that allowed her family to transition from two incomes to one.
Jonni McCoy, 2009
2
Miserly Meals: Healthy and Tasty Recipes Every Meal Under 75 ...
In this easy-to-use, make-it-from-scratch cookbook with a user-friendly lay-flat binding, McCoy, a Christian homeschooling mom, proves that inexpensive meals can be nutritious and mouth watering.
Jonni McCoy, 2002
3
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
miserly with regard to dwellings. (4) He is miserly with regard to families. (5) He is miserly with regard to gains. Possessing these five qualities, a resident bhikkhu is deposited in hell as if brought there. "Bhikkhus, possessing five qualities, ...
‎2012
4
Chinese Fairy Tales
Both adults and children will enjoy this captivating collection of authentic Chinese fairy tales, featuring talking animals, princesses in peril, clever cowherds, and other engaging characters.
Frederick H. Martens, 2012
5
The Miserly Mind: 12 1/2 Secrets of the Freakishly Frugal
Learn the secrets of the Miserly Mind and start saving today!
Elise Cooke, 2010
6
The Rough Guide to Opera
Anne Sofie von Otter's old Gypsy is neither old nor particularly exotic, but the voice is, as ever, honey to the ear. The Gothenburg forces are first-rate and the sound is faultless. Tke Miserly Knigkt Composed 1903-05. First performed January 24, ...
Matthew Boyden, Nick Kimberley, Joe Staines, 2002
7
Against Moral Responsibility
He could not have chosen or been otherwise, but it is still his own miserly character that is expressed by his miserly behavior. But why should we suppose that either Sextus or Scrooge is morally responsible for the ugly narratives of their lives?
Bruce N. Waller, 2011
8
A Dictionary of Iraqi Arabic:
b-x-l bixal (a buxul) to be stingy, niggardly, miserly. 9\nta sloon tadiig! tibxal £ alayya b-hal-kaamira l-ma-tis<wa. Some friend you are ! You're being stingy with me about this worthless camera, la-tibxal £ala nafsak bil-*asyaaf 8-Saruuriyya, ...
Beverly E. Clarity, 2003
9
The Concept of Woman: The Early Humanist Reformation, ...
And although the miserly character of mother nature has produced in our sex minds that are petty [small-minded, stinting, or miserly], still you will rouse that brilliant and seasoned mind of yours for unravelling the enigmas of causes in nature, ...
Prudence Allen, 2005
10
Kaplan Civil Service Exams
Again, the question may be followed by either four or five answer choices, depending on the test. Here is an example of an antonym question. Generous is the opposite of (A) Altruistic (B) Vindictive (C) Allotted (D) Lucrative (E) Miserly ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISERLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miserly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hawks eyeing their first three-peat
The best attack in the AFL in 2015 is complemented by a defence which ranks third for points conceded, behind only miserly Fremantle and ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
2
REVIEW: And Then There Were None, Milton Keynes Theatre
... austere judge Sir Lawrence Wargrave, followed closely by Susan Penhaligon's miserly spinster Miss Brent - straight out of the Victorian age. «Luton Today, Jul 15»
3
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering wired up to potential
Of 10 broker valuations, the most miserly values the so-called Mining Area C (MAC) royalty at $370m, while the most generous plumps for ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
4
Vaccination issues won't disappear in Oregon
In Portland, which for years restricted the number of allowable cabs to a miserly 460 and forced residents and visitors into long waits or long ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
5
We'll watch anything, even the chintzy wealth porn of Netflix's Richie …
If there's been a more egregious recent example of the miserly, milquetoast Jew stereotype, I haven't seen it. The name Murray evokes a ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
6
Walmart seeks to opt out of state energy conservation costs
TAMPA — A Floridian who spends a miserly $100 a month on electricity is essentially treated the same as a mega-corporation whose utility bill ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
7
Aire-Wharfe: Dog-sick Otley brushed off course by troublesome …
... Leeds' batsman Martin Kellaway (48) couldn't thwart second-placed Beckwithshaw (104-2), for whom Istikhar Hussain took a miserly 3-9. «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
8
Belgian defensive pairing promising for Tottenham but Eric Dier's …
The former Atlético Madrid man was not given a chance to show what he could do in the Spanish capital, but excelled last term in a miserly ... «Proven Quality, Jul 15»
9
Easy access account deals still being axed despite rates on fixed …
... 0.9 per cent, down from 1.39 per cent, while those with higher balances will see their rate down from 1.49 per cent to a miserly 1 per cent. «This is Money, Jul 15»
10
SSP Announces 2016 Theatre Season
November 25-27, December 2 -4 Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor, continues his stingy, greedy ways on Christmas Eve. «Milford LIVE, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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