Related:

• CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain.
  "Close-fisted Scotchman!" Johnson cried To thrifty J....
• GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer.
  Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MINE, adj. Belonging to me if I can hold or seize it. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MINOR, adj. Less objectionable. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary