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radin

stingy, tight-fisted

adjective rah-DAN Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

miser (as noun)

Usage Note

Radin is informal and can be used as both adjective and noun — quel radin! (what a miser!). The feminine form is radine. A slightly more polite synonym is avare, while pingre is also informal. Être radin often implies being stingy to the point of meanness.

Examples

"Il est trop radin pour laisser un pourboire."

Natural Translation

He is too stingy to leave a tip.

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