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stingy
stin·gy S0761500 (stĭn′jē)adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly.2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting.]
stin′gi·ly adv.stin′gi·ness n.stingy (ˈstɪndʒɪ) adj, -gier or -giest1. unwilling to spend or give2. insufficient or scanty[C17 (perhaps in the sense: ill-tempered): perhaps from stinge, dialect variant of sting] ˈstingily adv ˈstinginess n
stingy (ˈstɪŋɪ) adj, stingier or stingiestinformal stinging or capable of stingingn, pl stingies (Plants) dialect South Wales a stinging nettle: I put my hand on a stingy. stin•gy (ˈstɪn dʒi)
adj. -gi•er, -gi•est. 1. reluctant to give or spend; niggardly; penurious. 2. scanty or meager. [1650–60; perhaps derivative of dial. stinge sting; see -y1] stin′gi•ly, adv. stin′gi•ness, n. syn: stingy, parsimonious, miserly mean reluctant to part with money, possessions, or other things. stingy means unwilling to give, share, or spend anything of value: a stingy employer; an expert stingy with advice. parsimonious describes a stinginess arising from excessive frugality or unwillingness to spend money: a parsimonious family. miserly implies a pathological pleasure in acquiring and hoarding money: a miserly neighbor. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stingy - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"ungenerousuncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reademeanspirited, ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive"selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapmangenerous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation" | | 2. |  stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpyscarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" |
stingyadjective1. mean, penny-pinching (informal), miserly, near, parsimonious, scrimping, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, tight-arse (taboo slang), tight-arsed (taboo slang), mingy (Brit. informal), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), tight-assed (U.S. taboo slang), cheeseparing, snoep (S. African informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo slang) The West is stingy with aid.2. insufficient, inadequate, meagre, small, pathetic, scant, skimpy, measly (informal), scanty, on the small side Many people may consider this a rather stingy amount.stingyadjective1. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, tight, tightfisted.2. Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse, thin.Slang: measly.Translationsstingy (ˈstindʒi) adjective mean or ungenerous. My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food. 吝嗇的，小氣的 吝啬的，小气的 ˈstingily adverb 吝嗇地，小氣地 吝啬地，小气地 ˈstinginess noun 吝嗇，小氣 吝啬，小气 stingy → 吝啬的zhCN, 小气的zhCNstingy
stingy South Wales dialect a stinging nettle stingy
Synonyms for stingyadj meanSynonyms- mean
- penny-pinching
- miserly
- near
- parsimonious
- scrimping
- illiberal
- avaricious
- niggardly
- ungenerous
- penurious
- tightfisted
- close-fisted
- tight-arse
- tight-arsed
- mingy
- tight-ass
- tight-assed
- cheeseparing
- snoep
- tight as a duck's arse
adj insufficientSynonyms- insufficient
- inadequate
- meagre
- small
- pathetic
- scant
- skimpy
- measly
- scanty
- on the small side
Synonyms for stingyadj ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend moneySynonyms- cheap
- close
- close-fisted
- costive
- hard-fisted
- mean
- miserly
- niggard
- niggardly
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- petty
- pinching
- tight
- tightfisted
adj conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extentSynonyms- exiguous
- meager
- poor
- puny
- scant
- scanty
- skimpy
- spare
- sparse
- thin
- measly
Synonyms for stingyadj unwilling to spendSynonymsRelated Words- uncharitable
- meanspirited
- ungenerous
- selfish
Antonymsadj deficient in amount or quality or extentSynonyms- meager
- meagerly
- meagre
- scrimpy
Related Words- scarce
- minimal
- minimum
- insufficient
- deficient
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