stingy
26
5.2
- adjective
- /ˈstɪn.dʒi/
:
tacaño
- Despite his riches, Tom is incredibly stingy when it comes to sharing.
Oh, I know I, I don't think, I don't think I'm stingy in all things.
- Oh, I know I, I don't think, I don't think I'm stingy in all things.
- It's is he too stingy with his money?
- But we we shouldn't be cheap or stingy when it, when it comes to that.
- The sense that you're not generous and stingy with money.
- Now compare that to an antibiotic where doctors are stingy about doling them out.
- They preach about everything and can be rather stingy with money, time, love and affection.
- Rich being stingy because he got some shit in the Vault classics.
Examples
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Come on now; don't be stingy; give it to Madam.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Saints were particularly stingy in their Week 10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Blog text (30) -
This one right here is really stingy with the cotton.
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Better too many than have people say we're stingy.
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I curse myself for being so stingy with my token gift.
Fiction book (1996) -
Was I too stingy with the paprika?
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They preach about everything and can be rather stingy with money, time, love and affection.
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Conventional wisdom says that women are stingier with money because they feel the pinch of the family finances.
Fiction book (1995) -
I wasn't inclined to spend a lot; the caller had made me feel stingy.
Fiction book (2002) -
He is too stingy to contribute to the charity drive.
Synonyms
199
6.5
Not willing to spend money even when needed
45
7.7
Unwilling to spend money
31
4.9
Careful about spending money and not wasting things
10
4.4
Being careful with money and things to avoid wasting them
3
7.9
Not willing to spend or give money even when they have enough
2
9.9
A person who is unwilling to spend money and avoids buying things
2
6.2
Not willing to give money or help others
1
8.0
A person who does not like to spend money
1
8.8
Not willing to spend money
1
9.9
Unwilling to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend money even when they have it
Not willing to spend money, even for small things
Not willing to spend or give money
Not willing to spend or share money
Not willing to spend money or share costs
Not willing to give or share things, especially money
Unwilling to give money or things
Careful with small amounts of money and everyday spending
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stingy comes from the old verb sting, which means 'to prick' or 'cause pain'. So, a stingy person pulls back when it comes to money or help and gives very little.