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grudging

adj. of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

small-minded

adj. of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

niggardly, scrimy

adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"

envious, begrudging

adj. of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

unwilling

adj. in spite of contrary volition

measly, miserable, paltry

adj. contemptibly small in amount; "a measly tip"; "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"; "a paltry wage"; "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

puny, runty, shrimpy

adj. (used especially of persons) of inferior size

envious, grudging, begrudging

adj. of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

possessive

adj. desirous of owning; "small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys"

selfish

adj. concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

grudging, niggardly, scrimy

adj. petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"

reluctant, loath, loth

adj. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

unintentional, unwilled

adj. without deliberate intent; "my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald

uncharitable, unforgiving

adj. lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade

mean, beggarly

adj. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

cheap, chinchy, chintzy

adj. embarrassingly stingy

penny-pinching, close, cheeseparing

adj. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"

closefisted, hardfisted, tightfisted

adj. unwilling to part with money

meager, meagre, scrimpy

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

parsimonious, penurious

adj. excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

egotistic, egotistical, narcissistic, self-loving

adj. characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

self-seeking, self-serving

adj. interested only in yourself

ungenerous, stingy

adj. unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

generous

adj. willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"

benevolent, free-hearted

adj. generous in providing aid to others

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