ungenerous
ungenerous adjective: not generous; stingy.
Adjective
ungenerous (comparative more ungenerous, superlative most ungenerous)
- Not generous; stingy.
- "I have every reason in the world to think ill of you. No motive can excuse the unjust and ungenerous part you acted there. You dare not, you cannot deny that you have been the principal, if not the only means of dividing them from each other, of exposing one to the censure of the world for caprice...1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XI, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 128
- Moreover, it were ungenerous, having bred thee up freakish and fiery, to dismiss thee to want or wandering, for shewing that very peevishness and impatience of discipline which arose from thy too delicate nurture.1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XV, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and...
ungenerous meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit
ungenerous in Tamil
- பெருந்தன்மையற்ற, இரக்கமற்ற
ungenerous in Sanskrit
- ungenerous, malicious, hostile
- अरि arí
Forms of ungenerous
| comparative | more ungenerous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ungenerous |
Origin of ungenerous
From un- + generous.
Words formed from ungenerous
Questions about ungenerous
- What does ungenerous mean?
- Ungenerous means not generous; stingy.
- What is ungenerous in Tamil?
- Ungenerous in Tamil is பெருந்தன்மையற்ற, இரக்கமற்ற. See Ungenerous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ungenerous?
- Ungenerous is an adjective.
Words near ungenerous in the dictionary
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