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skimpy

skimp·y

skimpy

 
pronunciation:
skIm pi
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
inflections: skimpier, skimpiest
definition 1: too few, too small, or too thin; barely adequate; scanty.
synonyms:
exiguous, frugal, meager, scanty, scrimpy, spare, sparse, stingy
similar words:
inadequate, insufficient, mean, niggardly, penurious, scant, sketchy, slight
definition 2: too economical; stingy.
synonyms:
cheap, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy
similar words:
close-fisted, frugal, scrimpy, tightfisted
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derivations: skimpily (adv.), skimpiness (n.)