Coveting and Stingy

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Coveting adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.

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Stingy and coveting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stingy" instead an adjective "Coveting".

Nearby Words: covetous, coveted

Stingy adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser

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Coveting and stingy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coveting" instead an adjective "Stingy".

Nearby Words: sting, stint, stinging, stinginess, stingily

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