skimpy

[ skim-pee ]
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adjective,skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est.
  1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.

  2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper.

Origin of skimpy

1
First recorded in 1835–45; skimp + -y1

Other words from skimpy

  • skimp·i·ly, adverb
  • skimp·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for skimpy

skimpy

/ (ˈskɪmpɪ) /


adjectiveskimpier or skimpiest
  1. (of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty

  2. excessively thrifty; mean; stingy

Derived forms of skimpy

  • skimpily, adverb
  • skimpiness, noun

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