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   Scrooge-like

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their behaviour) mean with money; miserly: "civic leaders were branded Scrooge-like for axeing their festive budget"

   Word Origin 1970s: from the miserly character Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   • C

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   • R

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   • G

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   • E

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   • E

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