stingy
adjective
reluctant to give or spend; not generous; penurious.
stingiest
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superlativeof stingy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The result is that the Vikings boast the stingiest defense the sport has seen in ages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And the defense morphed into the stingiest unit in the entire sport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
The Buccaneers hung 40 points on the NFL’s stingiest defense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
The Titans came in with the NFL’s stingiest unit inside the red zone, allowing TDs on only 37.25% of such drives.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
