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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. See synonyms, usage and examples of stingy in different contexts.
- 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 definition: reluctant to give or spend; not generous; penurious. See examples of STINGY used in a sentence.
Stingy means unwilling to spend or give money, or scanty or meager. Find out the word origin, pronunciation, and usage examples of stingy and its synonyms in British and American English.
Stingy means unwilling to spend or give, or scanty or meager. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see related words like parsimonious and miserly.