# geizig

geizig is a German adjective meaning “ungenerous”. Forms: geiziger, am geizigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: geiziger
- Superlative: am geizigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: скупой, жадный, алчный
- Українська: скупий

## Meanings

1. ungenerous; stingy; cheap (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share)
2. miserly; closefisted (unwilling to spend one’s money; excessively economical)
3. _archaic_ greedy; avaricious; rapacious

## Examples

- Sei nicht so geizig! — Don't be so stingy.
- Er ist sehr sparsam, aber nicht geizig. — He is very frugal, but not stingy.
- Tom ist nicht geizig; er ist nur sehr sparsam. — Tom's not stingy, he's just very thrifty.
- Tom ist sehr geizig. — Tom is very stingy.
- Tom ist geizig. — Tom is stingy.

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