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Definition
of a person: excessively disinclined to part with money
of an amount: less than is appropriate
of an amount: less than is appropriate
- The old man, now long since dead, had had a large business in his day and was also a noteworthy character, miserly and hard as flint.Book 7 — Alyosha (48% in)
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