stingy
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dʒi adjective, stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est.
1.
reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He's a stingy old miser.
2.
scanty or meager: a stingy little income.
Related forms
stin·gi·ly, adverb
stin·gi·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. tight. Stingy, parsimonious, miserly, mean, close all mean reluctant to part with money or goods. Stingy the most general of these terms, means unwilling to share, give, or spend possessions or money: children who are stingy with their toys; a stingy, grasping skinflint. Parsimonious describes an extreme stinginess arising from unusual or excessive frugality: a sternly parsimonious, penny-pinching existence. Miserly stresses a pathological pleasure in acquiring and hoarding money that is so powerful that even necessities are only grudgingly purchased: a wretched, miserly way of life. Mean suggests a small-minded, ignoble, petty stinginess leading to miserable, cheerless living: depressingly mean with his money; mean surroundings; a mean repast. Close implies extreme caution in spending money, even an aversion to spending: a close dealer, buying only at rock bottom prices; generous with advice, but very close with his money. 2. sparse, paltry, poor.
1. tight. Stingy, parsimonious, miserly, mean, close all mean reluctant to part with money or goods. Stingy the most general of these terms, means unwilling to share, give, or spend possessions or money: children who are stingy with their toys; a stingy, grasping skinflint. Parsimonious describes an extreme stinginess arising from unusual or excessive frugality: a sternly parsimonious, penny-pinching existence. Miserly stresses a pathological pleasure in acquiring and hoarding money that is so powerful that even necessities are only grudgingly purchased: a wretched, miserly way of life. Mean suggests a small-minded, ignoble, petty stinginess leading to miserable, cheerless living: depressingly mean with his money; mean surroundings; a mean repast. Close implies extreme caution in spending money, even an aversion to spending: a close dealer, buying only at rock bottom prices; generous with advice, but very close with his money. 2. sparse, paltry, poor.
Antonyms
1. generous.
1. generous.
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stingy1 (ˈstɪndʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -gier, -giest | |
| 1. | unwilling to spend or give |
| 2. | insufficient or scanty |
| [C17 (perhaps in the sense: ill-tempered): perhaps from stinge, dialect variant of | |
| 'stingily1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'stinginess1 | |
| —n | |
| stingy2 (ˈstɪŋɪ) | |
| —adj , stingier, stingiest | |
| 1. | informal stinging or capable of stinging |
| —n , stingier, stingiest, stingies | |
| 2. | dialect (South Wales) a stinging nettle: I put my hand on a stingy |
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Word Origin & History
stingy
"niggardly, penurious, tight-fisted," 1659, possibly a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (c.1615), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1914.
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Example sentences
It had an offset saltbox roof and blue clapboard siding and stingy little sash windows that were good for conserving heat.
They had donation rankings, and sent out letters that named and shamed anyone who proved stingy.
Many businesses have not yet shed the outdated view that the mature market is made up of stingy old-timers set in their ways.
Likewise, players who experienced stingy strategies were more likely to be stingy themselves.
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