skimpy

skimp·y

 (skĭm′pē)

adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est

1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.

2. Not covering a considerable amount of the body: a skimpy bathing suit.

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skimp′i·ly adv.

skimp′i·ness n.

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skimpy

(ˈskɪmpɪ)

adj, skimpier or skimpiest

1. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty

2. excessively thrifty; mean; stingy

ˈskimpily adv

ˈskimpiness n

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skimp•y

(ˈskɪm pi)

adj. skimp•i•er, skimp•i•est.

1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty.

2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper.

[1835–45]

skimp′i•ly, adv.

skimp′i•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

skimpy - containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance" lean insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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skimpy

adjective inadequate, insufficient, scant, meagre, short, tight, thin, sparse, scanty, miserly, niggardly, exiguous skimpy underwear

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skimpy

adjective

Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:

exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy, thin.

Slang: measly.

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Translations

ضَئِيلقَليل، صَغير، قَصير، ناقِص

krátkýpříliš krátký

stumpet

dürftigknapp

φτωχικός

escasomezquino

niukka

étriquémaigre

oskudan

szûkre szabotttúl kicsi

of lítill

scarsosuccinto

不十分な

빈약한

karig

for trangsnau

skąpy

insuficiente

недостаточный

knapp

ไม่พอเพียง

çok küçükdaracıkyetersiz

thiếu thốn

不适宜的太小的用料少的衣服小而暴露的

skimpy

[ˈskɪmpɪ] ADJ (skimpier (compar) (skimpiest (superl))) [skirt etc] → breve; [allowance, meal] → escaso, mezquino

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skimpy

[ˈskɪmpi] adj [dress, bikini] → tout(e) petit(e); [meal, pay] → maigre before n

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skimpy

adj (+er) → dürftig; meal also → kärglich; clothes → knapp

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skimpy

[ˈskɪmpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (skirt) → striminzito/a, succinto/a; (hem) → piccolo/a; (allowance) → misero/a; (meal) → frugale

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skimp

(skimp) verb

1. (with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough. She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college. min bestee يَقْتَصِد في، يُقَلِّل، يُقَتِّر скъпя се poupar skrblit knausern være nærig med είμαι φειδωλός, κάνω οικονομίεςescatimar, economizar koonerdama, kitsalt läbi ajama با حداقل ساختن nuukailla économiser, lésiner לְקַמֵץ मितव्ययी होना škrtariti, štedljivo davati što spórol (vmivel) menghemat spara fare economie けちる 절약하다 spausti, šykštėti, taupyti skopoties; taupīt (uz kaut kā) berdikit-dikit beknibbelenspinke og spare, være knipenoszczędzać, skąpić جورول poupar a economisi; a se zgârci (la) экономить; скупиться šetriť skopariti cicijašiti snåla med, knappa in på ใช้น้อยเกินไป cimri davranmak, kısıntı yapmak 省吃儉用 урізувати, скнарити کسی چیز کے استعمال یا خرچ میں کمی کرنا bủn xỉn, keo kiệt 省俭

2. to do (a job) imperfectly. He's inclined to skimp his work. slordig doen يعْمَل بدون إتْقان върша през пръсти atamancar pracovat ledabyle knapp halten sjuske med κάνω μισές δουλειές chapucear räpakalt (tööd) tegema در مضيقه گذاشتن tehdä puutteellisesti bâcler עֲבוֹדָה לא מוּשלֶמֶת जैसे-तैसे काम करना loše raditi gyorsan összecsap (munkát) mengerjakan sekedarnya gera (e-ð) illa abborracciare 手を抜く (일 등을) 날림으로 하다 dirbti bet kaip, atstumti pavirši strādāt; darīt pa roku galam melakukan dgn sambil lewa slordig doen bli fort ferdig, jobbe overflatisk odwalać په مضيقه يا بد حالت كښې پريښودل atamancar a da rasol делать кое-как, халтурить pracovať (povrchne) zmašiti, skrpucati slabo raditi slarva med ทำอย่างไม่สมบูรณ์ gelişigüzel yapmak, baştan savmak 馬馬虎虎地做 сачкувати کسی کام کو لاپروائی سے نبٹانا tiết kiệm, hà tiện 马马虎虎地做

ˈskimpy adjective

too small; inadequate. a skimpy dress. klein قَليل، صَغير، قَصير، ناقِص къс escasso příliš krátký knapp stumpet λιγοστός, τοσοδούλης, ανεπαρκήςescaso napp مختصر niukka trop petit זעום अपर्याप्त, तंग nedovoljan, oskudan szűkre szabott, túl kicsi minim of lítill striminzito 小さすぎる 너무 작은, 불충분한 striukas šaurs; īss; par mazu minimum krapsnau, knepen; for liten/trang skąpy, kusy لنده escasso insuficient узкий; недостаточный krátky premajhen mali för liten (trång) เล็กเกินไป çok küçük, daracık 太少的，不適宜的，少而暴露的(衣服) тісний; скупий قلیل، ناکافی không đủ 太小的，不适宜的，衣服小而暴露的

ˈskimpily adverb

klein بصورةٍ غَيْر كافِيَه оскъдно com parcimônia skrovně knapp sjusket; stumpet με φειδώ escasamente, mezquinamente napilt بطور مختصر niukasti chichementבצמצום अपर्याप्तता से, कंजूसी के साथ oskudno szűkösen, spórolósan, szegényesen secara minim naumlega scarsamente けちけちと 불충분하게 šykščiai skopi; trūcīgi dengan minimum krapsnaut; iført noe trangt/lite skąpo په لنده com parcimónia cu zgârcenie недостаточно, скудно skromne, skúpo skopo cicijaški knappt, snålt, slarvigt อย่างเล็กน้อย cimrice 省吃儉用地，不足地，吝嗇地 убого, бідно قلت سے không đủ 缺乏地，小气地，吝啬地

ˈskimpiness noun

kleinheid قِلَّه، عَدَم كِفايَه، نُقْصان оскъдица parcimônia nedostatečnost die Knappheit sjuskethed; knebenhed φειδώ escasez, insuficiencia, mezquindad nappus كمي niukkuus insuffisanceקמצנות अपर्याप्तता mršavost, oskudnost szűkösség, hiány(osság) keadaan minim vöntun scarzezza けちること 불충분함 šykštumas skopums; trūcīgums minimum krapheid snauhet, knapphet zbyt mała ilość/liczba لږ parcimónia insuficienţă недостаточность, скудность nedostatočnosť; skúposť, šetrnosť nezadostnost cicijaštvo knapphet, snålhet, slarvighet ความน้อย cimrilik 省吃儉用，不足，吝嗇 злидні; нестатки قلت sự không đủ 缺乏，小气，吝啬

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skimpy

→ ضَئِيل krátký stumpet dürftig φτωχικός escaso, mezquino niukka étriqué oskudan succinto 不十分な 빈약한 karig snau skąpy insuficiente недостаточный knapp ไม่พอเพียง yetersiz thiếu thốn 用料少的

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