せせこましい

i-adjective

narrow; cramped; tight

Describes physical spaces that feel uncomfortably small or constricted.

• この部屋へやはせせこましくて、家か具ぐをあまり置おけない。

  This room is so cramped that I can't put much furniture in it.

i-adjective

fussy; narrow-minded

Used for a person's character or way of thinking that is petty, overly concerned with small details, or lacking in generosity.

• 彼かれはせせこましい性せい格かくで、小ちいさなことでもすぐ気きにする。

  He has a fussy personality and worries about even the smallest things.