skimpy (redirected from skimpier)

skimp·y  (skmp)

adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est

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

2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly.

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skimpi·ly adv.

skimpi·ness n.

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skimpy

Adjective

[skimpier, skimpiest] inadequate in amount or size; scant

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

Translations

skimpy [ˈskɪmpɪ] adj (= meagre) → escaso; [skirt] → muy corto

skimpy [ˈskɪmpɪ] adj → étriqué(e); maigre

skimpy [ˈskɪmpɪ] skimp adj (meagre) → dürftig;

(too small) → knapp

skimpy [ˈskɪmpɪ] adj → misero/a; striminzito/a; frugale