せこい

Also written セコい, セコイ

Meanings

1. い-adjective petty; small-minded; stingy; cheap; mean; crafty; sly
2. poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled (used by actors and performers in the Meiji era)

Example sentences

• トムって、せこいよ。
  Tom is a cheapskate.
• せこせこするな。
  Don't be so stingy.

Word lists

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