# scrooge-like

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.

## Etymology
From scrooge + -like.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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