stinting

stint ¹  (stnt)

v. stint·ed, stint·ing, stints

v.tr.

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with.

2. Archaic To cause to stop.

v.intr.

1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.

2. Archaic To stop or desist.

n.

1. A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military.

2. A fixed amount or share of work allotted. See Synonyms at task.

3. A limitation or restriction: working without stint.

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[Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.]

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stinter n.

stinting·ly adv.

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stint ²  (stnt)

n.

Any of several small sandpipers of the genera Erolia or Calidris, of northern regions.

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[Middle English stint, from Old English.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

stinting - avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" frugal, sparing, scotch, economical colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech thrifty - careful and diligent in the use of resources