Perhaps the word "stingy" is what you are looking for? stingy |'stinje| adjective ( -gier , -giest ) unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous : his employer is stingy and idle | he was stingy with his information. • insufficient in quantity; scanty : the crabmeat is stingy and the black bean soup is not quite hot enough.
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