scroogey
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
Example Sentences
- "The idea comes from a particularly Scroogey, and infamous, paper by the economist Joel Waldfogel, who estimated that the deadweight loss from gift-giving is one-tenth to one-third of the gift’s value."
- "Before you write off this review as uncharitably Scroogey, take note: four children, ages eight to 11, gathered round the television to attend the screening. Plied with mugs of sugary cocoa, a frighteningly willing audience heeded the call of duty."
Etymology
From Scrooge + -y.
Inflected Forms
more Scroogey (comparative)
most Scroogey (superlative)