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knauserig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illiberal adj Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
  • miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

knauserig is used for these senses in English:

  • churlish Stingy or grudging.
  • illiberal (archaic) Ungenerous, stingy.
  • miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
  • stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

illiberal — full definition

  1. adj Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
  2. adj Narrow-minded; bigoted.
  3. adj Ungenerous, stingy.
  4. adj Not adhering to either liberalism or neoliberalism.

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