About The Word Stingy
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Stingy
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What's The Definition Of Stingy?
[adj] not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
[adj] selfishly unwilling to share with others Synonyms | Synonyms for Stingy: beggarly | cheap | cheeseparing | chinchy | chintzy | close | closefisted | grudging | hardfisted | meager | mean | mingy | miserly | near | niggardly | parsimonious | penny-pinching | penurious | scrimpy | scrimy | tight | tightfisted | ungenerous Related Terms | Find terms related to Stingy: See Also | meanspirited | selfish | uncharitable Stingy In Webster's Dictionary \Sting"y\, a.
Stinging; able to sting.
\Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. {Stingier}; superl. {Stingiest}.] [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.] Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be rotten. --L'estrange. |
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