A stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
English: miser
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bakhilBahasa Indonesia
mean, stingy, beggarly, grudging, meager
Rare
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Noun
Adjective
Deficient in amount or quality or extent
English: meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
Bahasa: kekurangan, pelit, kikir, medit, cekel, singkat tangan, tangkai kering, tembok kering
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Unwilling to spend
English: stingy, ungenerous
Bahasa: pelit, kikir, kedekut, lokek, medit, cekel, singkat tangan, tangkai kering
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Petty or reluctant in giving or spending
English: grudging, niggardly, scrimy
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2 more adjective senses
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
English: mean, mingy, miserly, tight
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(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
English: beggarly, mean
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