ungenerous

adjective

un·gen·er·ous | \ ˌən-ˈjen-rəs

, -ˈje-nə-\

Definition of ungenerous

: not generous:

a : petty, mean ungenerous criticisms

b : deficient in liberality : stingy an ungenerous offer

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Examples of ungenerous in a Sentence

it is ungenerous for someone of his ample means not to provide more for the care of his aging parents

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In the consistently ungenerous swamps of social media, theories about the bowling-ball test centered on a vague idea that there had once been an ad that involved dropping a bowling ball on a car. — Philip Bump, Washington Post, "So, uh, what’s this bowling-ball test that Trump was talking about?," 15 Mar. 2018 The ’12s were far better, and the ’14s appear to be very tight, ungenerous. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "Come for the Values, Stay (or Leave) for the Vintage," 1 Mar. 2018 Robinson would like us to reject the notion that Americans are naturally ungenerous capitalists. — Sarah Begley, Time, "Marilynne Robinson on What It Means to Be a Christian in Trump's America," 1 Mar. 2018 That word was once used to describe a private shortcoming such as a person who was narrow-minded or ungenerous. — Yoram Hazony, WSJ, "There’s No Such Thing as an ‘Illiberal’," 4 Aug. 2017 The remark isn’t funny and strikes an ungenerous note. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, "Memoirs of an ‘Obamabot’," 29 Sep. 2017 The result is an ungenerous viewership who are not seeing movies fairly. — Josephine Livingstone, New Republic, "In Defense of Rotten Tomatoes," 13 Oct. 2017 Generous people could become ungenerous, and brave people could become frightened. — Jennifer Senior, New York Times, "‘Dying: A Memoir’ Is a Bracing Illumination of Terminal Illness," 26 July 2017 Being a greedy and ungenerous person will hurt not just your soul, but your music, too. — Rob Tannenbaum, The Cut, "Joe Scarborough’s Debut Album Is All About Drugs, Decadence, and Bad Girls," 23 June 2017

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