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Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. "A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be rotten." (L'estrange)
Origin: Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. Skinch.
(01 Mar 1998)
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