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scrimpy

[skrim-pee]

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SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR scrimpy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, scrimp·i·er, scrimp·i·est.

scanty; meager; barely adequate.

tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.

Origin of scrimpy

First recorded in 1850–55; scrimp + -y¹

Related formsscrimp·i·ly, adverbscrimp·i·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for scrimpy

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

Examples from the Web for scrimpy

Historical Examples of scrimpy

From the scrimpy legs of the knickerbockers his knees shone bare and brown.
Two Little Travellers
Frances Browne Arthur

Word Origin and History for scrimpy

adj.

1855, from scrimp (v.) + -y (2). Related: Scrimpily; scrimpiness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper