stingy
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈstɪn.dʒi/
:
escaso
- And I don't think the prescription's right in my new glasses 'cause they make my eyes all drowsy and stingy.
- stingy little
- stingy funding
- stingy defense
Examples
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His was a stingy little truck, dusty and black, with narrow, balding tires and corncobs and empty fertilizer sacks in the rear.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oakland has been particularly stingy the last three games, giving up just 67 yards a game on the ground.
Blog text (3) -
We want quality healthcare, not just stingy healthcare.
Blog text (8) -
Irish serving girls earned fifty cents a week, plus stingy room and board.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's been a struggle for the Dawgs, trying to move the ball against the stingy Devils defence.
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Don't be stingy with that mustard, now.
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The Knicks are second in the league with 103.5 ppg and have been stingy on the defensive end, holding opposing squads to 89.8 ppg.
Blog text (2) -
The restaurant offered a stingy amount of soup for the price we paid.
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He is known for being stingy, always refusing to share his snacks with others.
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Despite his wealth, he lived in a stingy manner, rarely buying anything new.
Synonyms
838
1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
65
4.7
Poor and in bad condition with little value
56
3.4
Very small and weak, not impressive
48
4.8
Too small in amount or quality to be enough
5
5.3
Too small in amount or size for what is needed
2
6.6
A small amount or number that is barely enough
Too small to be enough
A very small amount that is not worth much
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Stingy comes from the same root as sting, giving the image of a very small prick or touch. So, a stingy amount is 'small' or 'meager' and not enough.