scrooge-like
See also: Scroogelike
English
Alternative forms
- Scrooge-like
Adjective
scrooge-like (comparative more scrooge-like, superlative most scrooge-like)
- Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
References
- “Scrooge-like a.” listed as a sub-entry of “Scrooge” in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]
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