used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
disapproval If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small. Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult. = measly
disapproval If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. He is miserly with both his time and his money. = mean