Scroogesque
Scroogesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
Adjective
Scroogesque (comparative more Scroogesque, superlative most Scroogesque)
- Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
- The Tories have been positively Scroogesque with our accumulated billions.1981 May 21, William Thorsell, “Life’s a ball, a Fund-thing”, in Edmonton Journal, page A4
- To me, growing increasingly Scroogesque, each day is a Winterreise, without the snow, the linden tree, the cold (though a chute or two is pneumonia-drafty) or the weather-vane.1986, Studs Terkel, Chicago, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 2
- Synonyms:
- Scroogelike, Scroogey, Scroogian
Examples of Scroogesque in a sentence
- I mean, we can do without that sort of Scroogesque rubbish.1987 December 24, “Santa Claus”, quotee, “The Santa Interview”, in The Age, 134th year, number 41,364, page 1:
- The main trouble with them is they stay in bloom till March, but I suppose it’s Scroogesque to complain of a pot plant that behaves so well.1988 December 23, Henry Mitchell, “‘Rotten’ gifts for gardeners grow cheer”, in The Daily Sentinel, volume 97, number 23, Grand Junction...
- The great guru X Moore, former lead singer of Trotskyist skinhead band The Redskins, took a less Scroogesque view.1989, New Socialist, page 56:
- To the Scroogesque reference to a Christmas party which I attended, along with City staff, I must clear up the events that actually took place.1995 January 19, “An Open Letter to the Community from Willie Preston, Mayor Pro Tem”, in Lincoln News Messenger, volume 104, number 16...
Synonyms of Scroogesque
Forms of Scroogesque
| comparative | more Scroogesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Scroogesque |
Origin of Scroogesque
From Scrooge + -esque.
Questions about Scroogesque
- What does Scroogesque mean?
- Scroogesque means resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
- How do you use Scroogesque in a sentence?
- I mean, we can do without that sort of Scroogesque rubbish.
- What part of speech is Scroogesque?
- Scroogesque is an adjective.
Words near Scroogesque in the dictionary
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