Both Uses
miserly
in
The Phantom Tollbooth
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- But power corrupts, and soon I grew miserly and chose fewer and fewer words, trying to keep as many as possible for myself.†
p. 67.9 *
- But still I grew more and more miserly Soon there were so few words chosen that hardly anything could be said, and even casual conversation became difficult.†
p. 68.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(miserly) of a person: excessively unwilling to spend money or give anything away
of an amount: less than is appropriate - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)