miserly
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            mi·ser·ly
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈmī-zər-lē  
                                                      
                                                          
            
                                
              
          
                                                      : of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser                                      
                
                                
            especially                
          
                                                      : marked by grasping meanness and penuriousness                                       
              
                             
            The team's miserly owner refused to buy new equipment.    
                         
            
                                                      miserliness
                                      noun
                                                                            
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