stingy

stin·gy  (stnj)

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.

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

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stingi·ly adv.

stingi·ness n.

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stingy

Adjective

[-gier, -giest] very mean [perhaps from stinge, dialect variant of sting]

stinginess n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	stingy - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" ungenerous uncharitable - lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade meanspirited, ungenerous - lacking in magnanimity; "it seems ungenerous to end this review of a splendid work of scholarship on a critical note"- Times Litt. Sup.; "a meanspirited man unwilling to forgive" selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman generous - willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation"
	2.	stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy 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"

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stingy

adjective 1. mean, penny-pinching (informal) miserly, near, parsimonious, scrimping, illiberal, avaricious, niggardly, ungenerous, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, mingy Brit. (informal) cheeseparing, snoep S. African (informal)

adjective 2. insufficient, inadequate, meagre, small, pathetic, scant, skimpy, measly (informal) scanty, on the small side

Translations

stingy [ˈstɪndʒɪ] adj → tacaño

stingy [ˈstɪndʒɪ] adj → avare, pingre, chiche

stingy [ˈstɪndʒɪ] (pej) adj → geizig, knauserig

stingy [ˈstɪndʒɪ] adj → spilorcio/a, tirchio/a

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stingy

adj stingy [ˈstindʒi]

mean or ungenerous My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.branderigبَخيلстиснатlakomý; mizernýfedtetknickerigτσιγκούνης, τσιγκούνικοςmezquino, tacaño, parco, escasokitsiخسيسpihiavare; chicheקַמצָןकंजूस, मक्खीचूसškrt, oskudanfukarkikirnískuravaro; scarsoけちな인색한, 부족한šykštusskopskedekutgieriggjerrig, gnien, småligskąpysovinaavar; zgârcit; meschinскаредно; скудноlakomý; mizernýskopškrtsnålขี้เหนียวcimri吝嗇скупий, скнарийکنجوسkeo kiệt, bủn xỉn吝啬

adv ˈstingily

branderigبِبُخْلٍоскъдноskoupěfedtetknickerigτσιγκούνικαmezquinamentekitsiltدر نهايت خستpihistellenchichementבְּקַמצָנוּתकंजूसी सेškrto, oskudnofukarulsecara kikirnískulegaavaramenteけちけちして인색하게šykščiaiskopidengan kedekutgieriggjerrig, gnient, småligskąpomesquinhamentecu zgârcenie; cu mes­chi­nă­­rieскаредно; скудноskúposkopoškrtosnåltอย่างตระหนี่; อย่างขี้เหนียวcimrice小氣地скупоکنجوسی سےkeo kiệt, bủn xỉn小气地

n ˈstinginess

branderigheidبُخْلскъперничествоlakotnostfedtetheddie Knickerigkeitτσιγκουνιάavariciaihnsusخستsaituusavariceקַמצָנוּתकंजूसीškrtostfösvénység, fukarságkekikirannískaavariziaけち인색함šykštumasskopumskebakhilangieriggjerrighet, smålighetskąpstwosoviniceavariţie, zgârcenieскаредность; скудостьlakomosťskopostškrtostsnålhetความตระหนี่ถี่เหนียวcimrilik吝嗇скупість, скнарістьکنجوسیsự keo kiệt, bủn xỉn吝啬