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skimpiness

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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.
Translations
skimpiness [ˈskɪmpɪnɪs] n (of skirt) → scarsa ampiezza; (of allowance) → esiguità; (of meal) → frugalità


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Anne started off irreproachable, arrayed in the stiff black- and-white sateen, which, while decent as regards length and certainly not open to the charge of skimpiness, contrived to emphasize every corner and angle of her thin figure.
 
 
 
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