as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
the company's mingy Christmas bonuses haven't exactly helped sagging employee morale
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Recent Examples of mingy
There was nothing mingy or minimalist about their aesthetic.
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Carl Swanson, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2019
Carl Swanson, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mingy
Adjective
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Watch out for slippery roads: Be extra careful during the first half hour after rain begins.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
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But as the Trump administration has rolled out immigration policies targeting Venezuelans, Haitians and Cubans, GOP officials in Miami have had to draw a careful balance between supporting the White House and the many immigrants in their district affected by Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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But the approval process has been slow, the discounts vary from carrier to carrier, the requirements coming from insurers don’t always match the state’s own standards and the savings on offer are, according to some, miserly.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Newcastle's player sale profits were miserly for years until June 2024 Profit on player sales from 2014 to 2024 (£millions) Column chart of Newcastle United profit on player sales, where club record £69.8m in 2023-24 far outweigh what came before.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps most perplexing about Smash, though, is its weirdly cynical, ungenerous take on the Bombshell herself.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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According to sources, some felt the decision was selfish, but others thanked her for her longstanding contributions in person and online, and felt the way in which the situation had unfolded was very unfair to her.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Despite mixed emotions within his friend group, Reddit users were overwhelmingly on the poster's side, with many arguing that Jenna was being selfish.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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The president has a long history of being stingy with his money, choosing instead to wield his influence by bestowing endorsements and staging rallies that energize the Republican base.—
Jill Colvin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Amazon isn’t being stingy with its Memorial Day sale, either.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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What the greedy developers are trying to do burns me to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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The beloved ruler was supposed to care about the wellbeing of his people, but the noblemen beneath him were greedy and indifferent.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
Adjective
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Driving the reluctant interviewee to the Manchester airport for the flight to Washington, Rudman discovered that his famously parsimonious friend had only $3 in his wallet.—
Barbara A. Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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But the iPhone 17 Air’s parsimonious speaker holes might suggest a phone with less capable audio.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Mingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mingy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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