stingy
21stingy — I. /ˈstɪndʒi / (say stinjee) adjective (stingier, stingiest) 1. reluctant to give or spend; niggardly; penurious: *Stingy? He d skin a louse for its hide. –bob ellis, 2000. 2. scanty or meagre. {originally meaning having a sting , bad tempered ,… …
22Stingy Jack — Stingy Jack, otherwise known as Jack the Smith is a mythological character often associated with Old Hallows Eve. It is common lore that the Jack o Lantern is derived from the tale of Jack the Smith. Folk Lore History As the story goes, several… …
23stingy — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Scotch, Spartan, abstemious, ascetic, austere, avaricious, cheap, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, close, closefisted, costive, dwarfed, dwarfish, economical, exiguous, frugal, hardfisted, illiberal,… …
24stingy — stin|gy [ stındʒi ] adjective INFORMAL unwilling to spend, give, or use a lot of money: MEAN ─ opposite GENEROUS …
25stingy — stin·gy || stɪndʒɪ adj. miserly, ungenerous, parsimonious, niggardly …
26stingy — [ stɪn(d)ʒi] adjective (stingier, stingiest) informal mean; ungenerous. Derivatives stingily adverb stinginess noun Origin C17: perh. a dialect var. of sting + y1 …
27stingy — a. Niggardly, penurious, parsimonious, miserly, close, mean, covetous, avaricious, sordid, close fisted, narrow hearted …
28stingy — adj 1. niggardly, miserly, parsimonious, carking, skinflinty; penurious, mean, tight, tight fisted, close fisted; cheap, Sl. chintzy, moneygrubbing, grasping. Rare. illiberal, cheeseparing; scrimping, penny pinching, grudging, begrudging,… …
29stingy — stin·gy …
30stingy — [ˈstɪndʒi] adj informal unwilling to spend, give, or use a lot of money Syn: mean Ant: generous …
