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View synonyms for scrimpy

scrimpy

[ skrim-pee ]

adjective

, scrimp·i·er, scrimp·i·est.
  1. scanty; meager; barely adequate.
  2. tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.


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Other Words From

  • scrimpi·ly adverb
  • scrimpi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scrimpy1

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

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

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