"cheeseparing" meaning in English

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      "form": "most cheeseparing",
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        "Niggardly, stingy."
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          "sense": "niggardly, stingy",
          "word": "radin"
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          "word": "radine"
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          "roman": "skárednyj",
          "sense": "niggardly, stingy",
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          "word": "ска́редный"
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      "form": "cheeseparings",
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        "A small fragment or sliver."
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