stingily

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stingily
Adverb
  • When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Fraser hopes against hope that this whole debacle will increase their tip, however meagerly.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • That anomaly yields a joke or two about Grofield using his acting skills to get into character on the job, but it’s insufficiently developed to add much.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Maps show the location of the crash is sparely populated and the two-lane road has no street lighting.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The decoy tactic failed miserably, says Zutterman.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But the new study found that community notes are failing miserably.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Kardashian was in court to share new details from a horrific assault in the name of seeking justice; to comment meanly on her outfit would have been a weird move.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
  • At Artnet, Walter assembled a motley crew of writers, including the unstoppable Charlie Finch, who would meanly attack everyone.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The scientists found that the problem has been grossly underestimated and urgently requires better urban planning and infrastructure to address it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
  • She and Sollecito were exonerated and released after four years in prison following an appeal, where the court found that Italian authorities had grossly mishandled the case.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Stingily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stingily. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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