scrimpinessn.

Brit.

/ˈskrɪmpɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈskrɪmpinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimpy adj.², -ness suffix.

Etymology: < scrimpy adj.² + -ness suffix.

Originally Scottish. Now rare.

Insufficiency, meagreness; slightness, scantness.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > skimpiness

scrimp1825

scrimpiness1829

skimpiness1879

1829 New Sc. Haggis (ed. 2) 289 He chowit the cude on the scrimpiness of his exchequer.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma li. 229 Monsieur, rising in the gig, showing the scrimpiness of his coat.

1912 Metropolitan July 14/1 He was lookin' kind of pale and peaked, but..I laid his scrimpiness to the poor victuals he'd been gettin'.

1963 Sewanee Rev. 71 695 The facility of the English is at least partly due to a certain amount of scrimpiness in the translation.

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

单词	scrimpiness
释义	scrimpinessn. Brit. /ˈskrɪmpɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈskrɪmpinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: scrimpy adj.², -ness suffix. Etymology: < scrimpy adj.² + -ness suffix. Originally Scottish. Now rare. Insufficiency, meagreness; slightness, scantness. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > skimpiness scrimp1825 scrimpiness1829 skimpiness1879 1829 New Sc. Haggis (ed. 2) 289 He chowit the cude on the scrimpiness of his exchequer. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma li. 229 Monsieur, rising in the gig, showing the scrimpiness of his coat. 1912 Metropolitan July 14/1 He was lookin' kind of pale and peaked, but..I laid his scrimpiness to the poor victuals he'd been gettin'. 1963 Sewanee Rev. 71 695 The facility of the English is at least partly due to a certain amount of scrimpiness in the translation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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