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ungenerous
un·gen·er·ous U0073800 (ŭn-jĕn′ər-əs)adj.1. Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy.2. Harsh in judgment; unkind. un·gen′er·ous·ly adv.ungenerous (ʌnˈdʒɛnərəs; -ˈdʒɛnrəs) adjnot willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etcun•gen•er•ous (ʌnˈdʒɛn ər əs) adj. 1. stingy; niggardly; miserly. 2. uncharitable; petty: ungenerous criticism. un•gen′er•ous•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | ungenerous - 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"meanspiritedstingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" | | 2. | ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"stingyuncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reademeanspirited, ungenerous - 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"selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman | Translationsungenerous Related to ungenerous: stingySynonyms for ungenerousadj lacking in magnanimitySynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj unwilling to spendSynonymsRelated Words- uncharitable
- meanspirited
- ungenerous
- selfish
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