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- Dictionarystingy/ˈstɪn(d)ʒi/
adjective
- 1. mean; ungenerous: informal "his boss is stingy and idle"
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Stingy means unwilling to spend money or small in amount and less than is needed or expected. Learn more about the synonyms, usage and pronunciation of stingy with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
STINGY meaning: 1. unwilling to spend money: 2. small in...
- Znaczenie Stingy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
STINGY definicja: 1. unwilling to spend money: 2. small in...
- Stingy: Russian Translation
STINGY translate: жадный, скаредный . Learn more in the...
- Stingy: Polish Translation
STINGY translate: skąpy, skąpy. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Stingy: Arabic Translation
STINGY translate: بَخيل. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Stingy Spanish Translation
STINGY translate: agarrado, roñica, tacaño/ña...
- Stingy: Japanese Translation
STINGY translate: けちな, しみったれた, けちな. Learn more in the...
- Stingy: Indonesian Translation
stingy translate: kikir. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Stingy means not generous or liberal, or meanly scanty or small. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for stingy.
Stingy means unwilling to spend money or small in amount and less than is needed or expected. Learn more about this informal adjective, its synonyms and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
If you are looking to describe someone with a Scrooge- or Grinch-like tendency to pinch his pennies, then stingy can be your adjective of choice. Or, if you are looking to describe something you have too little of — like a 43-second coffee break — you can use stingy as well.
Stingy means reluctant to give or spend, or having a sting. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of stingy, and see how it differs from miserly, parsimonious, and mean.
stingy, the most general of these terms, means unwilling to share, give, or spend possessions or money: children who are stingy with their toys; a stingy, grasping skinflint. parsimonious describes an extreme stinginess arising from unusual or excessive frugality: a sternly parsimonious, penny-pinching existence. miserly stresses a pathological ...
Stingy means not generous, especially with money. Learn how to use this informal adjective with synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.