1. 吝啬的;小气的
If you describe someone as miserly, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible.

2. 极少的；少得可怜的
If you describe an amount of something as miserly, you are critical of it because it is very small.

1. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

e.g. a mean person
he left a miserly tip

Synonym: meanmingytight