stint
verb (used without object)
to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance.
stintingly
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a word derived from
stint.
Example Sentences
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The gorgeous simplicity belies the care taken — this is Edomae-style sushi, with seasonal fish painstakingly marinated or cured, stintingly adorned with intense intention.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
To whom a glance or word avails to hint His proper errand; and—as glimpses only Do only serve to whet the wish to see— Awakens interest to hear the tale So stintingly that’s told.
From The Love-chase by Henry Morley
Do not undertake to go trouting stintingly equipped, which is not saying that you are to dress and act like a circus clown.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Charles Barker Bradford
