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However, the family suspected a ploy by the rebellious teenager to extract money from his miserly grandfather.
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References to gruel in popular culture today continue to refer to miserly or starvation conditions.
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She is a colorful and vivid character, hedonistic, miserly, and yet full of life.
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They include the avaricious or miserly, who hoarded possessions, and the prodigal, who squandered them.
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It is in the form of a fabliau and tells the story of a miserly merchant, his avaricious wife and her lover, a wily monk.
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His miserly nature propels the conflict that occurs in the play.
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They include the avaricious or miserly (including many clergymen, and popes and cardinals), who hoarded possessions, and the prodigal, who squandered them.
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He is reluctant to accept free drinks or buy rounds as he is too miserly to part with his money.
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All the novels agree that she's extremely avaricious and miserly.
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He has been described as somewhat miserly; despite acquiring significant wealth, he was said to wear old clothes and use an old carriage.
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