miserly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmaɪzɚli/ UK /ˈmaɪzəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj extremely reluctant to spend money; stingy His miserly habits left his family wanting for nothing yet enjoying little. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely reluctant to... stingymeantightfistedparsimoniouspenny-pinchingcheapniggardly ↔ Opposites generouslavishliberalopenhanded Word family Derived forms miserliness Related forms misermiserablemisery Etymology AI details From miser + -ly, from Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy'). miser Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # miserly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪzɚli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪzəli/ ## Meanings 1. extremely reluctant to spend money; stingy ## Examples - His miserly habits left his family wanting for nothing yet enjoying little. ## Synonyms - stingy - mean - tightfisted - parsimonious - penny-pinching - cheap - niggardly ## Antonyms - generous - lavish - liberal - openhanded ## Derived Forms - miserliness ## Related Forms - miser - miserable - misery ## Roots and Affixes - Root: miser ## Etymology From miser + -ly, from Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy'). ## AI Etymology Miserly comes from miser + -ly, from Latin miser ('wretched, unhappy'). The historical trail runs through Latin miser. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means extremely reluctant to spend money; stingy. Derived formations include miserliness; related forms include miser, miserable, misery. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown