Found 2 items, similar to Stingier.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stingier stingy adj 1: not generous; “she practices economy without being stingy”; “an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds” [syn: ungenerous] [ant: generous] 2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: ungenerous] [also: stingiest, stingier] stingier See stingy
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stingier Stingy \Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. Stingier; superl. Stingiest.] [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.] Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. [1913 Webster] A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be rotten. --L'estrange. [1913 Webster]