Mr Moises' English Stuff: English all over the place: Things have changed

Monday, February 27, 2012

Play miserly discuss
Definition:	(adjective) (Used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.
Synonyms:	mingy, tight, mean
Usage:	The necessity of disbursing passage money for all his tribe seemed to disturb him in a manner that was the more striking because otherwise he gave no signs of a miserly disposition.