skimpy
lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper.
Origin of skimpy
1Other words from skimpy
- skimp·i·ly, adverb
- skimp·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby skimpy
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How to use skimpy in a sentence
Annette makes a similar promise of emotional richness, but no matter how much of themselves the filmmakers have poured into it, the payoff is skimpy.
Annette Is Gorgeous to Look at But All the Wrong Kinds of Weird | Stephanie Zacharek | August 6, 2021 | TimeThat also means having smooth and clear bikini areas is paramount for short shorts and skimpy swimsuits.
Recent research has shown how our skimpy powder days and warm winter rains carry down the chain into summer and fall and impact water use, drought, and even fire resiliency.
Is This Winter’s Sketchy Snowpack the New Normal? | Heather Hansman | February 19, 2021 | Outside OnlineDuring her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield.
Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions | Tom Sykes | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis minimalist performance was so haunting—and his Oscar track record so skimpy—that I figured he was a lock.
Did the Academy Snub Robert Redford Because He’s So Damn Handsome? | Andrew Romano | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
skimpy bralets and short-shorts take the cake in Britney Spears's new music video for her new anthem.
Spears works a series of fabulous, skimpy looks in her video.
They lean against the fence, hips jutted out, their legs exposed by scanty pink shorts and skimpy dresses.
A little trick with skimpy skirts whipped about plump calves crossed on over.
There were no pigs about when Sheppy was receiving his somewhat skimpy education, so he doesn't know what to do with Clementine.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurTheir skimpy portions of stew were spooned on magnesium plates.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunPer contra, I had a skimpy bed and room, and just the necessaries of life as far as nursing was concerned.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada Cambridge"But we haven't got a tent, and our grub is pretty skimpy, say what you will," the grumbler went on to protest.
Storm-Bound | Alan Douglas
British Dictionary definitions for skimpy
/ (ˈskɪmpɪ) /
(of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty
excessively thrifty; mean; stingy
Derived forms of skimpy
- skimpily, adverb
- skimpiness, noun
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