ungenerous
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un·gen·er·ous
(ŭn-jĕn′ər-əs)adj.
1. Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy.
2. Harsh in judgment; unkind.
un·gen′er·ous·ly adv.
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ungenerous
(ʌnˈdʒɛnərəs; -ˈdʒɛnrəs)adj
not willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc
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un•gen•er•ous
(ʌnˈdʒɛn ər əs)adj.
1. stingy; niggardly; miserly.
2. uncharitable; petty: ungenerous criticism.
un•gen′er•ous•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" generous - not petty in character and mind; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" |
2. | ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade meanspirited, ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" selfish - 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 |
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Translations
ungenerous
[ˈʌnˈdʒenərəs] ADJ1. (= miserly) → poco generoso
2. (= uncharitable) → mezquino
I should not be ungenerous in my thoughts → no debería tener pensamientos mezquinos
I should not be ungenerous in my thoughts → no debería tener pensamientos mezquinos
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ungenerous
adj → kleinlich
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