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  • 41stingy — adjective (stingier; est) Etymology: perhaps from English dialect *stinge, noun, sting; akin to Old English stingan to sting Date: 1659 1. not generous or liberal ; sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending < stingy with the salt > < stingy&#8230; …

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  • 42Miser — This article is about parsimonious people. For other uses, see Miser (disambiguation). Miser by Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia A miser, cheapskate, snipe snout, penny pincher, piker, scrooge, skinflint or tightwad is a person who is reluctant …

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  • 43Labu dan Labi — Infobox Film name = Labu dan Labi caption = The one sheet for Labu dan Labi . director = P. Ramlee producer = Vee Meng Shaw writer = S. Kadarisman narrator = starring = P. Ramlee M.Zain Udo Omar music = P. Ramlee cinematography = editing = H.R.&#8230; …

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  • 44stingy — stingy1 stingily, adv. stinginess, n. /stin jee/, adj., stingier, stingiest. 1. reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He s a stingy old miser. 2. scanty or meager: a stingy little income. [1650 60; perh. deriv. of STING; …

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  • 45penurious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stingy, mean, miserly. See parsimony. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stingy, mean, frugal, niggardly; see stingy . See Synonym Study at stingy . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. miserly, stingy,&#8230; …

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  • 46tight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. close, compact, hermetic, impervious; snug, close fitting; hemmed in; strict, stringent; scarce, in short supply; informal, stingy, parsimonious; slang, intoxicated, inebriated, loaded. See closure …

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  • 47cheap — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Low in relative price] Syn. inexpensive, low priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family size, economy size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed,&#8230; …

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  • 48parsimonious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stingy, selfish, tight, frugal; see greedy 1 , stingy . See Synonym Study at stingy . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [PAR suh MOH nee us] miserly, stingy. The parsimonious old fool recycled&#8230; …

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  • 49stingy — stin•gy [[t]ˈstɪn dʒi[/t]] adj. gi•er, gi•est 1) reluctant to give or spend; niggardly; penurious 2) scanty or meager • Etymology: 1650–60; perh. der. of dial. stinge sting; see y I stin′gi•ly, adv. stin′gi•ness, n. syn: stingy, parsimonious,&#8230; …

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  • 50Penurious — Pe*nu ri*ous, a. [From {Penury}.] 1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly. A penurious niggard of his wealth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty. [1913 Webster] Here creeps along a poor,&#8230; …

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