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Webster 1913 Edition


Miserly

Mi′ser-ly

(mī′zẽr-ly̆)
,
Adj.
[From
Miser
.]
Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid; niggardly.
Syn. – Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; avaricious; penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See
Avaricious
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Miserly

MI'SERLY

,
Adj.
[See Miser.] Very covetous; sordid; niggardly; parsimonious.