UNGENEROUS

stingy, ungenerous

(adjective) unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.); “she practices economy without being stingy”; “an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds”

ungenerous, meanspirited

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ungenerous (comparative more ungenerous, superlative most ungenerous)

Not generous; stingy.

Synonyms

• See also stingy

Source: Wiktionary


Un*gen"er*ous, a.

Definition: Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. The victor never will impose on Cato Ungenerous terms. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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