scrimpy
[ skrim-pee ]
/ ˈskrɪm pi /
adjective, scrimp·i·er, scrimp·i·est.
scanty; meager; barely adequate.
tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.
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OTHER WORDS FROM scrimpy
scrimp·i·ly, adverbscrimp·i·ness, nounWords nearby scrimpy
scrim, scrimmage, scrimmage line, scrimp, scrimp and save, scrimpy, scrimshander, scrimshank, scrimshaw, scrinium, scrip
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Example sentences from the Web for scrimpy
From the scrimpy legs of the knickerbockers his knees shone bare and brown.
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