skimpy
Use Skimpy in a sentence
pi 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.
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| —adj , skimpier, skimpiest | |
| 1. | (of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty |
| 2. | excessively thrifty; mean; stingy |
| 'skimpily | |
| —adv | |
| 'skimpiness | |
| —n | |
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Skimpy
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Officials want tourists in skimpy beach wear to put on some clothes before parading down city streets.
Apparently, according to a new study, the literature on whether vacations actually make us feel better is kind of skimpy.
No skimpy, suggestive or see through clothing will be permitted at any time while inside the facility.
Nursing home survival plans are so skimpy and have such little oversight that many frail and elderly people could be stranded.
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