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skimpy

[ skim-pee ]
/ ˈskɪm pi /
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adjective, skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est.

lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper.

RELATED WORDS

scanty, meager, tight, thin, scant, insufficient, deficient, exiguous, failing, miserly, poor, scrimp, short, shy, spare, stingy, wanting, niggardly, scrimpy

Nearby words

  1. skimmia,
  2. skimming,
  3. skimmings,
  4. skimobile,
  5. skimp,
  6. skin,
  7. skin alive,
  8. skin and bones,
  9. skin care,
  10. skin deep

Origin of skimpy

First recorded in 1835–45; skimp + -y1
Related formsskimp·i·ly, adverbskimp·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for skimpy

skimpy

/ (ˈskɪmpɪ) /

adjective skimpier or skimpiest

(of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty
excessively thrifty; mean; stingy
Derived Formsskimpily, adverbskimpiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for skimpy

skimpy

adj.

1842, from skimp (adj.) "scanty" (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of scrimp or a variant of scamp (v.). Related: Skimpiness.

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