cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny
(adjective) giving or spending with reluctance; “our cheeseparing administration”; “very close (or near) with his money”; “a penny-pinching miserly old man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cheeseparing
present participle of cheesepare
cheeseparing (comparative more cheeseparing, superlative most cheeseparing)
Niggardly, stingy.
cheeseparing (plural cheeseparings)
A small fragment or sliver.
Source: Wiktionary
Cheese"par`ing, n.
Definition: A thin portion of the rind of a cheese.
– a.
Definition: Scrimping; mean; as, cheeseparing economy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
