Synonyms of ungenerous

Adjective


1. ungenerous (vs. generous), meanspirited, stingy#1, ungenerous

usage: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"

2. stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous, beggarly, mean, cheap, chinchy, chintzy, cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny, closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted, grudging, niggardly, scrimy, mean, mingy, miserly, tight, parsimonious, penurious, selfish, uncharitable, ungenerous#1, meanspirited

usage: unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

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Definition and meaning of ungenerous (Dictionary)