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—scrimpily, adv. —scrimpiness, n./skrim"pee/, adj., scrimpier, scrimpiest.1. scanty; meager; barely adequate.2. tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.[1850-55; SCRIMP + -Y1]
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scrimpy — *meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, exiguous, spare, sparse Analogous words: *thin, slight, slender, slim: niggardly, *stingy, penurious, parsimonious … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scrimpy — [skrim′pē] adj. scrimpier, scrimpiest 1. skimpy; meager 2. frugal or economical scrimpily adv. scrimpiness n … English World dictionary
scrimpy — adjective see scrimp … New Collegiate Dictionary
scrimpy — Synonyms and related words: cheeseparing, chinchy, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, inadequate, insufficient, mean, narrow, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimp, shy, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse, wanting … Moby Thesaurus
scrimpy — scrimp·y || skrɪpɪ adj. barely sufficient, scanty, meager; economizing, thrifty, frugal … English contemporary dictionary
scrimpy — adj scanty, meager, skimpy, scant, shy; lacking, wanting, deficient; shallow, superficial, insubstantial, depthless; sketchy, incomplete, inadequate, beggarly, insufficient; very little, paltry, poor, piddling, Inf. measly, mere; small, narrow,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
scrimpy — scrimp•y [[t]ˈskrɪm pi[/t]] adj. scrimp•i•er, scrimp•i•est meager … From formal English to slang
scrimpy — /ˈskrɪmpi/ (say skrimpee) adjective (scrimpier, scrimpiest) scanty; meagre. –scrimpily, adverb –scrimpiness, noun …
scrimpy — adjective deficient in amount or quality or extent meager resources meager fare • Syn: ↑meager, ↑meagre, ↑meagerly, ↑stingy • Ant: ↑ample ( … Useful english dictionary
meager — meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, scrimpy, exiguous, spare, sparse are comparable when they mean so small (as in amount, number, or size) as to fall short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. Meager stresses thinness: as applied to persons or … New Dictionary of Synonyms
