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Charitable vs Miserly - What's the difference?

charitable | miserly |

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.

charitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to charity.
  • Kind, generous.
  • Having a purpose or character of a charity.

    • Synonyms

    * eleemosynary

    Derived terms

    * charitable organization * charitable purpose

    miserly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like a miser; very covetous; stingy; cautious with money

    • Synonyms

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