CEFR B2

stingy

adjective

Meaning

Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

Examples

The stingy landlord refused to fix the heating, even in winter.
She was too stingy to buy a new coat, so she wore her old one.

Synonyms: mean, tight-fisted, miserly, parsimonious

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stingy (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪn.dʒi/

Definition

Unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

Examples

The stingy landlord refused to fix the heating, even in winter.
She was too stingy to buy a new coat, so she wore her old one.
Don't be so stingy with the butter; there's plenty more in the fridge.

How to Use stingy

stingy with (prepositional phrase): Unwilling to give or spend a particular resource. — "The company is notoriously stingy with employee benefits."
stingy about (prepositional phrase): Unwilling to give or spend on a particular subject or action. — "He's stingy about paying for repairs."

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