Difference between Meanspirited and Stingy

What is the difference between Meanspirited and Stingy?

Meanspirited as an adjective is having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition. while Stingy as an adjective is stinging; able to sting.

Meanspirited

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition.

Stingy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Stinging; able to sting.Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

Example sentence: Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.

We hope you now know whether to use Meanspirited or Stingy in your sentence.

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