stinginess

By what miracle of stinginess had she been able to save such a sum?

His stinginess bordered on avarice, and he had never changed his trade.

He mercilessly pillories his patrons in a row for their stinginess.

It's not economy: it's not stinginess; they are not paying off their debts.

There was not an iota of stinginess in his habitual economy.

I don't believe a word he says, but I never accused him of stinginess about money.

The one talked of stinginess, the other talked of foolish vanity.

He has treated me with a stinginess that I never knew equalled.

But like lightning her remark about stinginess flashed into my mind.

It may refer rather to stinginess, hypocrisy, or untruthfulness, than to cowardice.