"cheeseparing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cheeseparing [comparative], most cheeseparing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} cheeseparing (comparative more cheeseparing, superlative most cheeseparing)
  1. Niggardly, stingy. Translations (niggardly, stingy): radin (French), radine [feminine] (French), radins [masculine, plural] (French), radines [feminine, plural] (French), ска́редный (skárednyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-cheeseparing-en-adj-gtAHxQRh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheese-paring

Noun

Forms: cheeseparings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheeseparing (plural cheeseparings)
  1. A small fragment or sliver. Related terms: cheeseparing economies
    Sense id: en-cheeseparing-en-noun-i0bbxEbo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheese-paring

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cheeseparing
  1. present participle and gerund of cheesepare Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cheesepare
    Sense id: en-cheeseparing-en-verb-mfbuLoPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cheese-paring

Inflected forms

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