stingy

🇺🇸 /ˈstɪndʒi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈstɪndʒi/
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adjective
R

not willing to spend money or share things; very careful with money or resources

He was so stingy that he wouldn't even buy a birthday gift for his best friend.

translation

adj. not willing to spend money or share things; very careful with money or resources

Word Forms

Comparative stingier
Superlative stingiest