miserly

FREQ #48505

a. 吝啬的, 贪婪的

发音

其它 /ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/

词形变化

miserliest more miserly 比较级 most miserly 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.

    吝啬

    小气

    抠门

    抠

    miserly habits

    miserly offer

    He had a miserly attitude toward spending money.

    They lived under miserly conditions despite their wealth.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

mean tight mingy

近义相关 2

stingy ungenerous

词源

From miser + -ly, attested from the 1540s.

来源：wiktionary