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niggardly rich man

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  • sparing — adjective a fiercely sparing man, he died rich and friendless Syn: thrifty, economical, frugal, canny, careful, prudent, cautious; mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, close fisted, penny pinching, ungenerous, close, grasping; informal stingy …   Thesaurus of popular words

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