Cheeseparing

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  • adj. niggardly, stingy
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A paring of the rind of cheese.
  • n. Hence, figuratively, a mean or parsimonious disposition or practice.
  • Meanly economical; parsimonious: as, cheese-paring economy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. giving or spending with reluctance
  • Equivalent
    stingy    ungenerous   
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