skimpy
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skimp·y
(skĭm′pē)adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est
1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.
2. Not covering a considerable amount of the body: a skimpy bathing suit.
skimp′i·ly adv.
skimp′i·ness n.
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skimpy
(ˈskɪmpɪ)adj, skimpier or skimpiest
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty
2. excessively thrifty; mean; stingy
ˈskimpily adv
ˈskimpiness n
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skimp•y
(ˈskɪm pi)adj. skimp•i•er, skimp•i•est.
1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty.
2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper.
[1835–45]
skimp′i•ly, adv.
skimp′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | skimpy - containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" |
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skimpy
adjective inadequate, insufficient, scant, meagre, short, tight, thin, sparse, scanty, miserly, niggardly, exiguous skimpy underwear
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skimpy
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Translations
ضَئِيلقَليل، صَغير، قَصير، ناقِص
krátkýpříliš krátký
stumpet
niukka
oskudan
szûkre szabotttúl kicsi
of lítill
不十分な
빈약한
knapp
ไม่พอเพียง
thiếu thốn
skimpy
[ˈskɪmpɪ] ADJ (skimpier (compar) (skimpiest (superl))) [skirt etc] → breve; [allowance, meal] → escaso, mezquinoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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skimpy
[ˈskɪmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (skirt) → striminzito/a, succinto/a; (hem) → piccolo/a; (allowance) → misero/a; (meal) → frugaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
skimp
(skimp) verb1. (with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough. She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.
2. to do (a job) imperfectly. He's inclined to skimp his work.
ˈskimpy adjective too small; inadequate. a skimpy dress.
ˈskimpily adverbˈskimpiness noun
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skimpy
→ ضَئِيل krátký stumpet dürftig φτωχικός escaso, mezquino niukka étriqué oskudan succinto 不十分な 빈약한 karig snau skąpy insuficiente недостаточный knapp ไม่พอเพียง yetersiz thiếu thốn 用料少的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009