Mercenary
Mercenary adjective - Having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions.
Pinchpenny and mercenary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pinchpenny" instead an adjective "Mercenary".
Nearby Word: mercenarily
Pinchpenny
Pinchpenny adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.
Usage example: her pinchpenny parents aren't likely to loan her the money she needs for the down payment
Mercenary and pinchpenny are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mercenary" instead an adjective "Pinchpenny".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- close and mercenary
- close and pinchpenny
- greedy and mercenary
- greedy and pinchpenny
- covetous and mercenary
- covetous and pinchpenny
- acquisitive and mercenary
- acquisitive and pinchpenny
- mean and mercenary
- mean and pinchpenny
- tight and mercenary
- tight and pinchpenny
- selfish and mercenary
- selfish and pinchpenny
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