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skimpy
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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.

skimpi·ly adv.
skimpi·ness n.

skimpy [ˈskɪmpɪ]
adj skimpier, skimpiest
1. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes, etc.) made of too little material; scanty
2. excessively thrifty; mean; stingy
skimpily  adv
skimpiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.skimpy - containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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

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

skimpy
adj (+er)dürftig; meal alsokärglich; clothesknapp

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

skimpy هزيل krátký stumpet dürftig φτωχικός mezquino niukka étriqué oskudan succinto 不十分な 빈약한 karig snau skąpy insuficiente недостаточный knapp ไม่พอเพียง yetersiz thiếu thốn 吝啬的


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Byline: By MIRROR REPORTER FRIENDS star Courteney Cox sizzles as she strips down to a the skimpiest of bikinis and bathes in dirt.
 
 
 
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