- skinflinty
- ['skɪnflɪntɪ]
прил.1) жадный, скупой2) чёрствый, бездушный
the man with the skinflinty heart — человек с чёрствым сердцем
Англо-русский современный словарь. 2014.
skinflinty
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skinflint — skinflintily, adv. skinflintiness, n. skinflinty, adj. /skin flint /, n. a mean, niggardly person; miser. [1690 1700; SKIN + FLINT] Syn. hoarder, pinchpenny, niggard, Scrooge. * * * … Universalium
cheap — adj 1. inexpensive, reasonable, low priced, moderately priced, economical; reduced, slashed, lowered, bargain or sale priced, marked down, discounted, cut rate, wholesale, warehouse priced, priced to move, Inf. budget, Inf. bargain basement. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
mean — I v 1. intend, have in mind, have in heart, have in view; contemplate, think of, talk of, dream of; purpose, plan, have plans or intentions, expect; aspire to, hope to, aim to, drive at, strive for, work for, labor for, pursue. 2. meant for made… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
meanly — adv 1. poorly, lowly, humbly, modestly; commonly, ordinarily, averagely, typically. 2. basely, ignobly, dishonorably, shamefully, disgracefully; contemptibly, despicably, vilely, abjectly; shabbily, ungenerously, unfairly, badly, miserably. 3.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
miserly — adj 1. stingy, niggardly, Rare. illiberal, parsimonious, carking, skinflinty; penurious, mean, tight, tight fisted, closefisted, cheap, Sl. chintzy; mon eygrubbing, grasping, avaricious, greedy, rapacious, covetous; self seeking, mercenary, venal … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
near — adv 1. close, close by, nearby, nigh; within earshot or hearing, within view or sight, within close range; around, hereabout, about, not far off or away. 2. approximately, roughly, generally, about, circa, ca., more or less, or so, all but;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
niggardly — adj 1. stingy, parsimonious, miserly, carking, skinflinty; mean, tight, tight fisted, close fisted; cheap, Sl. chintzy, moneygrubbing, grasping; penurious, Rare. illiberal, cheeseparing; scrimping, penny pinching, grudging, begrudging, ungenerous … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
penurious — adj 1. stingy, parsimonious, miserly, carking, skinflinty; mean, tight, tight fisted, close fisted; cheap, Sl. chintzy, moneygrubbing, grasping; niggardly, Rare. illiberal, cheeseparing; scrimping, penny pinching, grudging, begrudging, ungenerous … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
petty — adj 1. trivial, paltry, Archaic. pelting, Brit. potty, puny, picayune, niggling, minor; trifling, piddling, fiddling, frivolous, fribble; inconsequential, unimportant, insignificant, inconsiderable, negligible, nugatory, worthless, useless; inane … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
skimpy — adj 1. scanty, meager, scrimpy, scant, shy; lacking, wanting, deficient; shallow, superficial, insubstantial, depthless; sketchy, incomplete, inadequate, beggarly, insufficient; very little, paltry, poor, piddling, Inf. measly, mere; small,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sparing — adj 1. economical, frugal, thrifty, saving, knowing the value of a dollar; penurious, parsimonious, Inf. tight, Inf. tight fisted, close, close fisted; stingy, niggardly, miserly, skinflinty, Scroogelike, having the first nickel one ever made;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
