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stin·gy (st

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adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est

1. Giving or spending reluctantly.

2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

[Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting.]

stingi·ly adv.

stingi·ness n.

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Adv.

stingily - in a stingy manner; "their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily"

cheaply, chintzily

Translations

stingily [ˈstɪndʒɪlɪ] ADV → con tacañería

stingily

adv (inf) → knauserig (inf), → knickerig (inf); he stingily donated a mere 20p → knauserig or knickerig, wie er ist, hat er nur 20 Pence gespendet (inf)

stingily [ˈstɪndʒɪlɪ] adv (pej) (spend) → con parsimonia; (behave) → da avaro
they rewarded him rather stingily → gli hanno dato una ben magra ricompensa

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