mingier

min·gy (m

)

adj. min·gi·er, min·gi·est Informal

1. Small in quantity; meager: mingy wages.

2. Mean and stingy.

[Perhaps from m(ean) + (st)ingy.]

mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ]

adj -gier, -giest

Brit informal miserly, stingy, or niggardly

[probably a blend of mean² + stingy¹]

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Adj.

mingy - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"

stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"

Translations

mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] ADJ (mingier (compar) (mingiest (superl))) [person] → tacaño; [amount, portion] → mísero, miserable

mingy [ˈmɪndʒi] adj

[person] → radin(e)

[amount, helping] → maigre

mingy

adj (+er) (Brit inf) → knickerig (inf); amount → lumpig (inf), → mickerig (inf)

mingy [ˈmɪndʒɪ] adj (Brit) (fam) (person) → tirchio/a, spilorcio/a; (share, portion, amount) → misero/a, scarso/a

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