gretto

Meaning

  1. petty, narrow-minded
  2. mean, stingy

Concepts

narrow-minded
stingy
mean
petty
narrow
parochial
parsimonious
penurious
scab
small
small-minded
ungenerous
closed-minded
hidebound
close-minded
insular
intolerant
miserly
myopic
Synonyms

meschino
C2
tirchio
21k
limitato
C2
taccagno
32k
avaro
27k
spilorcio
34k
ristretto
C2
piccino
22k
pidocchioso
pitocco

poco generoso

retrogrado
spregevole
C2
tignoso
tirato
B1
vile
C2
sparagnino

piccolo borghese

migragnoso

di mentalità ristretta

pedanet

minuzioso
miserabile
C1

di idee ristrette

ignobile
20k
meticoloso
25k
micragnoso
Translations

borné
tacaño
mezquino
chiche
engherzig

étroit d’esprit

borniert
knauserig
avare
intolerant
böse
mesquí
engstirnig
geizig
gasiu
Hyphenated as
grét‧to, grèt‧to
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡret.to/
Etymology

Possibly from Middle High German grit (“greed”).

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