单词 | mingily |
释义 | mingilyadv. colloquial. Meanly, stingily. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb] narrowlya1250 feeblyc1290 scarcely1340 straitly1340 strait1390 niggardly?1529 nighly1548 pinchingly1561 close-fisted1575 hard1580 niggishly1580 nearly1591 mincingly1593 costively1598 penuriously1616 neara1625 scantingly1627 parsimoniouslya1634 scrapingly1680 stingily1682 scrimply1690 sneakingly1695 churlishly1875 curmudgeonly1879 skinflintily1899 mingily1958 1958 Listener 6 Nov. 722/2 The most mingily ungenerous gathers backed by elastic. 1992 N.Y. Times 29 Dec. a15/3 National and international work against female mutilation has been late, sporadic and mingily funded. 2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Jan. 30 While we are all aware that only the most mingily upholstered of girls will actually wear the things [sc. cropped pants], it is clear that designers are smitten with them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1958 |
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