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Ungenerous

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Adjective

1. meanspirited, ungenerous

lacking in magnanimity

Example Sentences:
'it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note'
'a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive'

2. stingy, ungenerous

unwilling to spend

Example Sentences:
'she practices economy without being stingy'
'an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ungenerous

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adjective
not willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc

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Ungenerous

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adjective
1. 
not generous; stingy; mean
2. 
not liberal or charitable; harsh
an ungenerous remark

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ungenerous

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adj.
1. Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy.
2. Harsh in judgment; unkind.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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