Stingy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstɪndʒɪ|
Brit.
|ˈstɪn(d)ʒɪ|
adjective
- unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
she practices economy without being stingy
- deficient in amount or quality or extent (syn: meager, meagre, scrimpy)Extra examples
The company was too stingy to raise salaries.
...until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser...
He is a bit stingy.
He was never stingy of cash.
Don't be so stingy with the tea!
Word forms
adjective
comparative: stingier
superlative: stingiest
comparative: stingier
superlative: stingiest
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