scrimpedadj.

Brit.

/skrɪmpt/, U.S.

/skrɪmpt/

Forms: see scrimp v. and -ed suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimp v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < scrimp v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier scrimp adj.

Originally Scottish.

Scant, scanty, meagre. Also: mean, parsimonious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent

narroweOE

straitc1290

scarce1297

scanta1533

pinched?1567

strict1598

thrifty1601

straitened1602

scanty1701

scrimped?c1716

pookit1818

poky1828

postage-stamp-sized1852

poking1864

boxy1870

pocket handkerchief1910

postage stamp1937

?c1716 Ess. Long Continuing of Parl. endangers Liberty of People 4 Their [sc. princes'] Favours are confin'd to a Party, and..their Goodness is thereby more scrimpedand less extensive.

1786 R. Burns Poems 70 That auld, capricious carlin, Nature, To mak amends for scrimpet stature, She's turn'd you off, a human-creature On her first plan.

1836 T. Macqueen Exile ii. vi. 16 A scrimped tartan bonnet hap'd his head.

1889 Daily Tel. 22 Apr. 2 The 4th West Surrey had the new haversack, the cover of which is too scrimped.

1911 Pacific Monthly June 629/1 A scrimped figure, wrapped from head to foot in a black shawl.

1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs. Goudie's Tea-pairty 29 Dinna be sae scrimpit wi' the steak-an-veal pie.

2001 C. Hughes Henry James & Art of Dress ii. 27 Representing their scrimped attire as deliberately chosen to reflect traditional female modesties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scrimped
释义	scrimpedadj. Brit. /skrɪmpt/, U.S. /skrɪmpt/ Forms: see scrimp v. and -ed suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimp v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < scrimp v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier scrimp adj. Originally Scottish. Scant, scanty, meagre. Also: mean, parsimonious. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > of small or scanty extent narroweOE straitc1290 scarce1297 scanta1533 pinched?1567 strict1598 thrifty1601 straitened1602 scanty1701 scrimped?c1716 pookit1818 poky1828 postage-stamp-sized1852 poking1864 boxy1870 pocket handkerchief1910 postage stamp1937 ?c1716 Ess. Long Continuing of Parl. endangers Liberty of People 4 Their [sc. princes'] Favours are confin'd to a Party, and..their Goodness is thereby more scrimpedand less extensive. 1786 R. Burns Poems 70 That auld, capricious carlin, Nature, To mak amends for scrimpet stature, She's turn'd you off, a human-creature On her first plan. 1836 T. Macqueen Exile ii. vi. 16 A scrimped tartan bonnet hap'd his head. 1889 Daily Tel. 22 Apr. 2 The 4th West Surrey had the new haversack, the cover of which is too scrimped. 1911 Pacific Monthly June 629/1 A scrimped figure, wrapped from head to foot in a black shawl. 1934 ‘Uncle Tom’ Mrs. Goudie's Tea-pairty 29 Dinna be sae scrimpit wi' the steak-an-veal pie. 2001 C. Hughes Henry James & Art of Dress ii. 27 Representing their scrimped attire as deliberately chosen to reflect traditional female modesties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1716
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