scrimpy

[ skrim-pee ]

adjective

, scrimp·i·er, scrimp·i·est.

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

Other Words From

• scrimpi·ly adverb
• scrimpi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrimpy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; scrimp + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• insufficient
• mere
• minimum
• miserable
• paltry
• puny
• scant
• scanty
• skimpy
• sparse
• tenuous