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Ungenerous

Ungenerous Meaning & Definition
Ungenerous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ungenerous?

[adj] lacking in largess; "an ungenerous response to an appeal for funds"
[adj] not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
[adj] lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"
[adj] selfishly unwilling to share with others

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ungenerous: beggarly | cheap | cheeseparing | chinchy | chintzy | close | closefisted | grudging | hardfisted | meager | mean | mingy | miserly | near | niggardly | parsimonious | penny-pinching | penurious | scrimpy | scrimy | stingy | tight | tightfisted | uncharitable | unforgiving

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See Also | meanspirited | selfish | ungenerous

Ungenerous In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*gen"er*ous\, a. Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. The victor never will impose on Cato Ungenerous terms. --Addison.

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