ungenerous
stingy; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.
uncharitable; petty: an ungenerous critic; an ungenerous impulse.
Origin of ungenerous
1Other words from ungenerous
- un·gen·er·os·i·ty [uhn-jen-uh-ros-i-tee], /ˌʌn dʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun
- un·gen·er·ous·ly, adverb
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How to use ungenerous in a sentence
She dismissed that impression with indignation as ungenerously cynical, but it always came back for redismissal.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette Duncan"I should have thought you had had enough of farming land upon borrowed money," ungenerously retorted Chattaway.
Trevlyn Hold | Mrs. Henry WoodHe will of course think you very very foolish, but not ungenerously foolish like other people.
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 | Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett BarrettIt is the historian's unpleasant duty to add that the victory thus happily won was ungenerously followed up.
The Critical Period of American History | John FiskeAlthough the Garrisonians have so ungenerously attacked me, perhaps they will do as much for you as I have.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
British Dictionary definitions for ungenerous
/ (ʌnˈdʒɛnərəs, -ˈdʒɛnrəs) /
not willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc
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