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knauserig

miserly, stingy

adjective KNOW-ze-rikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

tight-fisted

Usage Note

Knauserig is an informal, slightly humorous word for being unpleasantly stingy in small everyday matters — e.g. begrudging colleagues a round of drinks. It is milder than geizig (miserly) and more colloquial.

Examples

"Er war so knauserig, dass er nie eine Runde Kaffee ausgab."

Natural Translation

He was so stingy that he never bought a round of coffees.

Literal Translation

He was so stingy that he never a round coffee gave out.

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