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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
- 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
There are no more uses of "miserly" in The Phantom Tollbooth.
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