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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 un·gen·er·ous /ˌʌnˈʤɛnrəs, ˈʤɛnə-/
 (a.)胸襟狹窄的;吝嗇的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Un·gen·er·ous a. Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.
 The victor never will impose on Cato
 Ungenerous terms.   --Addison.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ungenerous
      adj 1: lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this
             review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical
             note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling
             to forgive" [syn: meanspirited] [ant: generous]
      2: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy";
         "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: stingy]
         [ant: generous]
      3: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: stingy]
      4: lacking in largess; "an ungenerous response to an appeal for
         funds"