ˌən-ˈjen-rəs
as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
it is ungenerous for someone of his ample means not to provide more for the care of his aging parents
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Recent Examples of ungenerous
If my understanding of Shortz’s motives for hiring me was a paranoid misread—ungenerous to both of us—my premonitions about the demographics and ethos of puzzle-making were eventually confirmed.
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Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
The image of Chaplin the man had become virtually the inverse of the Tramp’s: oversexed, ungenerous, anti-American.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
Tobin Bell returns as the twisted craftsman Jigsaw, who takes on an ungenerous American medical industry by kidnapping doctors and placing them in death traps.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
That ungenerous attitude toward Susie’s world hijacks the mood as the film goes full-tilt media circus lampoon.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 July 2023
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Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2024
The image of Chaplin the man had become virtually the inverse of the Tramp’s: oversexed, ungenerous, anti-American.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
Tobin Bell returns as the twisted craftsman Jigsaw, who takes on an ungenerous American medical industry by kidnapping doctors and placing them in death traps.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
That ungenerous attitude toward Susie’s world hijacks the mood as the film goes full-tilt media circus lampoon.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenerous
Adjective
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Ultimately, Souleymane Traore demonstrates how pursuing one’s goals with purpose and determination is never selfish.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a closed-door lunch the next day, senators said the president was being selfish.—
Annie Karni,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Leopold cautioned immigrants of any religious, national or ethnic background to be careful traveling.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bass has employed a more careful and conciliatory tone.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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That’s perhaps an uncharitable read on what was overall a strong game by the Rangers, who allowed a tying goal to Artturi Lehkonen with 1:13 remaining, then couldn’t convert on an overtime power play.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Mangum wasn’t the only fraudster who preyed on the Left’s uncharitable assumptions about young white men, in particular, but non-minorities broadly.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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How inflation is impacting America Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation?—
Juweek Adolphe,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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The internal struggle is real: push too hard and risk being perceived as greedy, or settle for less and face future regret.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The wage increase of $8.25 a month seems a miserly addition.—
Chloe Berger,
Fortune Asia,
9 Jan. 2025
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While casual fans and explosive-offense junkies may tap out early (not for nothing did the Vegas books set the over/under at a miserly 44.5 points), the stakes are far too high to pass up on the inaugural semifinal of the 12-team College Football Playoff era.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In a perfect and parsimonious world, a single two-stage spacecraft would land on Mars, scoop up soil samples in situ, and transfer them to an ascent stage which would blast off into orbit.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
13 Jan. 2025
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Under Mike Ashley, the Premier League’s financial fair play (FFP) regulations — which permit losses of up to £105m over a rolling three-year period — were never an issue given his parsimonious nature.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
Adjective
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Those who are approved must cope with notoriously unreliable in-home nursing, a byproduct of the state’s penurious reimbursement rates.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Even so, the general picture of a mother’s absence and a daughter’s understandable resentment at having had to pick up the maternal slack in penurious conditions comes through loud and clear.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2024
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Music Musicians deal with stingy streamers and AI threats, too.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Wagner is the ninth reliever to make the Hall of Fame, breaking through at a position that voters have long been stingy with.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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