[
US
/ˈstɪndʒi/
]
ADJECTIVE
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unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
she practices economy without being stingy -
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meager fare
meager resources
How To Use stingy In A Sentence
- In fact, it should not recommend either, since the spicy salami, bocconcini and tomato panino is too stingy on fillings.
- The chiefs left the ship displeased at what they called stingy conduct in the captain, as they were accustomed to receive trifling presents from the traders on the coast. Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River
- Generous with encouragement for preservation, the Colonial Office was stingy with funds to pay for policing vast unsettled areas.
- But maybe that's because Greg Sargent's question is based on a captious and stingy premise. Hillary's Closer -- A Big Moment, Or Not Enough?
- The throttle kicks in, pulling your feet off the ground, while quickly and simultaneously crushing your head into the ceiling … After two years of wishing for a zippy, noir-ish thrill ride, and mind you, being promised that by all of the hype – we only get a stingy game that traffics in potential and nothing more. DARK VOID PS3 Review – Collider.com
- Perhaps it should be noted that many persons will think that three ounces of cooked lean meat make a stingy portion.
- On the other hand, you need a lot of dividend income for this tax break to stimulate your personal economy, and companies are stingy doling dividends out.
- The correct spelling of the word for stingy is tacaño. Some Things I'll Never Learn (about living in Mexico)
- Over the years, he's studied a considerable amount of information about supplements, and he's very stingy with his shelf space.
- States that have been labeled 'stingy' -- reported to lag behind the nation in charitable giving – - actually have higher generosity levels than those previously indicated by a widely-touted annual index, according to a new study by researchers at the Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy. Science Press Releases