mingy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mingy
First recorded in 1885–90; m(ean) 2 + (st)ingy 1
Example Sentences
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When the lot was uncrated, Young deemed the mugs too mingy to hold the volume of tea and cocoa she requires.
From Seattle Times
“When you walk, think of yourself striding, not just taking mingy steps.”
From New York Times
Furthermore, the dimensions of a standard container, roughly 20 by 8 by 8½ feet, are too mingy on their own, which is why he has arranged his two-story house to be two containers wide.
From New York Times
A stable and predictable regulatory system produces only mingy or non-existent rents.
You might enjoy it as a low-key alternative to hyped-up American cop shows, or it might strike you as a mingy and borderline dull reworking of cop-show formulas.
From New York Times
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