stingy English

Meaning stingy meaning

What does stingy mean?

Definitions in simple English

stingy Adjective

— If a person is stingy, they are mean and unwilling to spend; not generous. He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.

stingy

— adjective (= ungenerous) unwilling to spend she practices economy without being stingy an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds — adjective (= meager, meagre) deficient in amount or quality or extent meager resources meager fare

Synonyms stingy synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stingy?

stingy English » English

miserly mean niggardly parsimonious avaricious greedy ungenerous close-fisted penurious frugal closefisted selfish grudge niggard illiberal tightfisted tight-fisted petty narrow-minded miser mingy small-minded near cheap tight thrifty spare skimp reluctant possessive poor petty-minded meagre meager economical close cheeseparing tightwad stinging stinginess spoiled sordid selfish person scrimpy scrimp penuriously penny-pinching miserable meagerly lie

Topics stingy topics

What do people use stingy to talk about?

Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Stingy

What words describe a person who refuses to share?

stingy avaricious parsimonious miserly

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

What words refer to using or giving a little of something?

dab (v) spoon out frugal parsimonious scrimp be sparing stingy stint

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