MINGY

mean, mingy, miserly, tight

(adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; ā€œa mean personā€; ā€œhe left a miserly tipā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mingy (comparative mingier, superlative mingiest)

(colloquial) Mean, miserly, stingy.

Synonyms

• niggardly

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatā€™s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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