The mayor had a reputation for being miserly with the city's money. From LearnThat.org.
No one uses the word “niggardly” in politics any more, no matter what degree of stinginess or miserly is intended. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Memorandum To Tony Snow On The Use Of The Term ‘Tar Baby’] Reference
The miserly is the miserable man, who hoards money from a love of it. From Wordnik.com. [Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power] Reference
The type spelled out words commonly regarded as good or bad, such as "miserly" or "dishonest.". From Wordnik.com. [What's So Good About Remembering the Bad?] Reference
It is no surprise that 'miserly' and 'miserable' have the same etymological root. From Wordnik.com. [Million Dollar Journey] Reference
"miserly", following which the bench dropped them from the written order. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
He always seemed to me like a little wizzled-up, miserly old man. From Wordnik.com. [Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends] Reference
The earth had been generous to them when our tongues were miserly. From Wordnik.com. [Rhyme and Reason Volume Two] Reference
"He is made of the same miserly grizzle as she," he retorted hotly. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
Ruth remembered what Roberto had said about his miserly grandmother. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
One by one, the villagers part with their produce and their miserly ways. From Wordnik.com. [Stone Soup: Three Cookbooks For Lean Times] Reference
It also could be among the most miserly on gas — even topping the Prius. From Wordnik.com. [Honda Primes the Pump] Reference
He was richer than all the kings and emperors, but he was mean and miserly. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
She thought too, of her own life with Garron -- of all its miserly hardships. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
In contrast, the U.S. market in aggregate offers investors a miserly 2% yield. From Wordnik.com. [Dividends Really Do Matter] Reference
But thrift today has a negative connotation — miserly, penny-pinching, no fun. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift Is the New Fashion] Reference
There are so many of us who are lavish in our home and miserly in the sanctuary. From Wordnik.com. [My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year] Reference
FitzGerald, who has been called by their superiors an eccentric, miserly hermit. From Wordnik.com. [Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" "Herring Merchants"] Reference
I wouldn't for all the world have my little girl grow up a stingy, miserly woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Lilac Lady] Reference
England States, and had been taken in by the miserly old miller rather under protest. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands] Reference
There's only a miserly sprinkling of the clever moments in an ocean of the irksome ones. From Wordnik.com. [Tune In, Turn On] Reference
Schwartz and Hans were rich but very miserly; they were quarrelsome, drunken, and cruel. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature] Reference
Leave Virginia and your stash's earnings will be paid out at a miserly money-market rate. From Wordnik.com. [Give It The New College Try] Reference
My folks came from a long line of top-notch savers, although they were by no means miserly. From Wordnik.com. [What my parents taught me about money, #6] Reference
He appeared to be well supplied with funds, but purchased sparingly as became a miserly hermit. From Wordnik.com. [Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930] Reference
If she's miserly and won't buy new, my child, you can flatter her by remodeling her old gowns, etc. From Wordnik.com. [How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl] Reference
On the one hand, not paying anything above and beyond the "official" rate of inflation seems a bit miserly. From Wordnik.com. [Series I Savings Bonds pay nothing] Reference
For two generations, the small hatchback CRX combined miserly fuel economy with sporty handing, making it fun and frugal. From Wordnik.com. [2011 Honda CR-Z--Show me the mpg!] Reference
Regarding downsizing, we have always maintained that people should buy the most miserly model that satisfies their needs. From Wordnik.com. [Downsizing your car – when does it make cents?] Reference
Suddenly, strangers began stopping him on the street to ask about his hybrid, with its space-age styling and miserly mileage. From Wordnik.com. [A Case Of Prius Envy] Reference
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