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skimp·y
 skimpy
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- 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
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| definition 2: |
too economical; stingy.
- synonyms:
- cheap, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy
- similar words:
- close-fisted, frugal, scrimpy, tightfisted
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| related words: |
deficient, little, meager, narrow, scant, scarce, slim, spare, sparing, stingy, tight |
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| derivations: |
skimpily (adv.), skimpiness (n.) |
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