ungenerous

[ uhn-jen-er-uh s ]

/ ʌnˈdʒɛn ər əs /

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adjective

stingy; niggardly; miserly: an ungenerous portion; an ungenerous employer.

uncharitable; petty: an ungenerous critic; an ungenerous impulse.

Words nearby ungenerous

ungainly, ungaretti, ungava, ungava bay, ungava peninsula, ungenerous, ungird, ungirt, unglamorous, unglue, unglued

Origin of ungenerous

First recorded in 1635–45; un-¹ + generous

OTHER WORDS FROM ungenerous

un·gen·er·os·i·ty

[uhn-jen-uh-ros-i-tee] /ˌʌn dʒɛn əˈrɒs ɪ ti/, nounun·gen·er·ous·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for ungenerous

I am referring here to establishment Republicans, which for 150 years have consistently been the party of the rich and ungenerous.
Dear Evangelicals: You’re Being Had|Jay Michaelson|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dickens showed the land to be “a troubled republic: ambitious, cruel, ungenerous, brutal, and divided.”
This Week’s Hot Reads, Oct. 1, 2012|Jimmy So|October 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It's an ungenerous view, and one that Under the Sun goes a long way to undermine.
The Enigmatic Nomad|Kirk Davis Swinehart|February 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To be wealthy, married, unfaithful, and ungenerous is to insult a woman's basic intelligence, as well as her pride.
How Not to Manage a Harem|Tracy Quan|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Some of my relatives felt I was ungenerous, and some simply wondered, Whose side are you on?
The Last of the Wasps|Tad Friend|September 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Do not shrink, and suspect, and hang back from what it may involve, with selfish and unconfiding and ungenerous half-heartedness.
Kept for the Master's Use|Frances Ridley Havergal
Therefore her uncle's promise had made her very happy, and she forgave the ungenerous allusion to the two beggars.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope
It is ungenerous of you to taunt me with that now, just because I will not gratify your curiosity.
The Marriage of Esther|Guy Boothby
"I don't mean to be ungenerous or yet ungrateful," replied Garth a bit stiffly, flushing under the girl's reproachful eyes.
The Short Cut|Jackson Gregory
But when she was so ungenerous as to call me "a pretty boy," the fire returned to my heart, and I too drew myself up proudly.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon

British Dictionary definitions for ungenerous

ungenerous

/ (ʌnˈdʒɛnərəs, -ˈdʒɛnrəs) /

adjective

not willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc

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ungenerous

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adjective