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scrimpy

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scrimp  (skrmp)
v. scrimped, scrimp·ing, scrimps
v.intr.
To economize severely.
v.tr.
1. To be excessively sparing with or of.
2. To cut or make too small or scanty.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skrympa, to shrink.]
scrimper n.
scrimpi·ness n.
scrimpy adj.
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Adj.1.scrimpy - deficient in amount or quality or extentscrimpy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
meager, meagerly, meagre, stingy
scarce - deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
Translations
scrimpy [ˈskrɪmpɪ] ADJ [person] → tacaño; [supply etc] → escaso
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