adj
Meaning 1
Not generous; stingy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ungenerous
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adjective
Meaning 2
unwilling to spend
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she practices economy without being stingy
- an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stingy
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
lacking in magnanimity- Times Litt. Sup.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note
- a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meanspirited
Antonyms: generous
History
Etymology
From un- + generous.