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mingy

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min·gy  (mnj)
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.mingy - (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip"
miserly, tight, mean
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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