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- pronunciation:
- stIn
ji
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stingier, stingiest |
| definition 1: |
spending or giving as little as possible.
My stingy boss has not given me a raise in two years.- synonyms:
- tight
- antonyms:
- bountiful, generous, liberal
- similar words:
- cheap, mean
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| definition 2: |
less than expected or needed; meager.
He gave her a stingy amount of money when she needed help.- synonyms:
- meager, scant
- antonyms:
- generous
- similar words:
- frugal, inadequate, mean, pitiful, poor, slender, thin
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| related words: |
spare |
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| derivations: |
stingily (adv.), stinginess (n.) |
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