adjective as in strong fondness

Strongest matches

stingy, niggardly, greedy

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Example Sentences

Example:He is known for his miserly ways, hoarding resources and being stingy with his money.

Definition:Disinclined to give, share, or spend (money, time, etc.).

From stingy

Example:They received a niggardly settlement and felt that they had not been treated fairly.

Definition:Calculate in giving, attending to petty economies, grudgingly; economical to a fault.

From niggardly

Example:He was exclusively greedy for power and not even near his one event attracted much attention.

Definition:Having or showing an intense desire for food, wealth, sex, etc. [By extension] extremely or inappropriately desirous of something: needy in an area; acquisitive to a fault.

From greedy