scrooge-like
Stingy and cold-hearted
Scrooge-like describes someone miserly, cold-hearted, or hostile to generosity—after Ebenezer Scrooge, the penny-pinching curmudgeon in Dickens's *A Christmas Carol*.
The term often appears around the holidays: His scrooge-like refusal to contribute to the office gift exchange.
Unlike the character, people called scrooge-like rarely undergo redemption.
Extreme reluctance to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- cheapLow in price
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
hoarding · frugal · thrifty · skinflint · niggardly · ungenerous · money-grubbing · pinchpenny
Seeking isolation from others
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- curmudgeonlyBad-tempered and uncooperative
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
isolated · unfriendly · cantankerous · unsociable · cold · aloof · bitter · crotchety
Harshly critical, ungracious
- joylessWithout pleasure or gladness
- yuletideWinter holiday period
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
- cheerlessDevoid of mirth
merrymaking · redemption · carol · visitation · transformation · Victorian · December · winter
penny-pinching
Extreme reluctance to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- cheapLow in price
parsimonious · hoarding · frugal · thrifty · skinflint · niggardly · ungenerous · money-grubbing · pinchpenny · closefisted
reclusive
Seeking isolation from others
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- curmudgeonlyBad-tempered and uncooperative
withdrawn · isolated · unfriendly · cantankerous · unsociable · cold · aloof · bitter · crotchety · surly
uncharitable
Harshly critical, ungracious
- joylessWithout pleasure or gladness
- yuletideWinter holiday period
- DickensianGrimly poor, socially unjust
cheerless · merrymaking · redemption · carol · visitation · transformation · Victorian · December · winter
scrooge-likegenerous
Willing to give freely
magnanimous · philanthropic · charitable · munificent · open-handed
scrooge-likekindhearted
Naturally sympathetic and caring
genial · jovial · warmhearted · compassionate · loving
scrooge-likefestive
Cheerfully celebratory
merry · jolly · Christmassy · celebratory · joyful