stingy

Adjective

Meaning

Stinging; able to sting.

Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

meager ungenerous scrimpy spartan scrooge miser threepenny pokey small close near thrifty crummy skinflint poor
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Antonyms

generous ritz beneficent free enough liberal
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Phrases with the word

stingy person embarrassingly stingy be stingy with stingy miser

Derivatives

stingier stingiest

Anagrams

stying Yingst

Examples

meager resources Source: Internet

meager fare Source: Internet

she practices economy without being stingy Source: Internet

an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds Source: Internet

According to Ms Watara, Ga men are stingy, think they are wise but are actually dumb, and make very bad partners. Source: Internet

Allex is quick to point out the stingy defensive numbers are due to more than those five. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

stingproof stingray stingtail stingy person stink stink a buzzard off a gut wagon