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Skimpy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.

adj. Unduly thrifty; niggardly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Spare; scanty; skimped.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. containing little excess

Word Usage

"Trade union Solidarity on Thursday announced that it rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3 percent by Metrorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine (Consmurch) outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations at the company."

Equivalent

insufficient deficient

Variant

skimpier skimpiest

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

wimpy

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

sequined sleeveless frilly Lacy slinky loose-fitting well-fitting low-necked strapless one-piece