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STINGILY
stingily, cheaply, chintzily
(adverb) in a stingy manner; “their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
stingily (comparative more stingily, superlative most stingily)
In a stingy manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Stin"gi*ly, adv.
Definition: In a stingy manner.
STINGY
Sting"y, a.
Definition: Stinging; able to sting.
Stin"gy, a. [Compar. Stingier; superl. Stingiest.] Etym: [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.]
Definition: Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be rotten. L'estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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