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scrimpy

[ skrim-pee ]
/ ˈskrɪm pi /
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adjective, scrimp·i·er, scrimp·i·est.

scanty; meager; barely adequate.
tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.

Words related to scrimpy

paltry, tenuous, scanty, minimum, sparse, miserable, scant, insufficient, mere, puny, skimpy, selfish, greedy, tight, meager, thin, infrequent, inadequate, sporadic, scarce

Words nearby scrimpy

scrim, scrimmage, scrimmage line, scrimp, scrimp and save, scrimpy, scrimshander, scrimshank, scrimshaw, scrinium, scrip

Origin of scrimpy

First recorded in 1850–55; scrimp + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM scrimpy

scrimp·i·ly, adverbscrimp·i·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for scrimpy

  • From the scrimpy legs of the knickerbockers his knees shone bare and brown.

    Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur