ungenerous
adjective
stingy; miserly.
ungenerosity
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a word derived from
ungenerous.
Example Sentences
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I think that ungenerosity, especially for the über-wealthy, comes from a fundamental fear of scarcity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
"This is Verdi's monument to the ungenerosity of people," said Zeffirelli of Verdi's last opera and his only comedy.*
From Time Magazine Archive
He had a clean and gallant bearing which it was difficult to reconcile with the ungenerosity of his last remark.
From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Coningsby Dawson
As for actresses, it surely would be the height of ungenerosity to blame a woman for following the only regular profession commanding fame and fortune the kind consideration of man has left open to her.
From Obiter Dicta by Augustine Birrell
So pitiable a specimen of feminine inquisitiveness, bad temper and ungenerosity has never been put on the stage as the heroine of a grand opera.
From Richard Wagner Composer of Operas by John F. Runciman
