miserly

As adjectives the difference between benevolent and miserly

is that benevolent is having a disposition to do good while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As adjectives the difference between selfish and miserly

is that selfish is holding one’s self-interest as the standard for decision making while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As adjectives the difference between engrossed and miserly

is that engrossed is preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else or engrossed can be (of a document) finalized, written in large letters while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As a verb engrossed

is (engross).

As adjectives the difference between greedy and miserly

is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

Avarcious is a related term of miserly.

As an adjective miserly is

like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As a noun stinginess

is a lack of generosity.

As an adjective miserly is

like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As adjectives the difference between charitable and miserly

is that charitable is pertaining to charity while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As adjectives the difference between unsparing and miserly

is that unsparing is without sparing while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As adjectives the difference between freehanded and miserly

is that freehanded is openhanded; generous while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As a verb freehanded

is (freehand).

As adjectives the difference between liberal and miserly

is that liberal is pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which was considered "worthy of a free man" (as opposed to {{term|servile|lang=en}}, {{term|lang=en|vocational}}, {{term|mechanical|lang=en}}); worthy, befitting a gentleman while miserly is like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money.

As a noun liberal

is one with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

As a proper noun Liberal

is a member or supporter of a Liberal Party.