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TOEFL BNC: 20910 COCA: 17532

skimpy

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skimpy /ˈskɪmpi/ adjective
skimpier; skimpiest
skimpy
/ˈskɪmpi/
adjective
skimpier; skimpiest
Learner's definition of SKIMPY
[also more skimpy; most skimpy]
: very small in size or amount太小的;不足的

— skimpily

/ˈskɪmpəli/ adverb

— skimpiness

/ˈskɪmpinəs/ noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 20910 COCA: 17532
skimpier; skimpiest
: deficient in supply or execution especially through skimping : scanty
skimpily adverb
skimpiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for skimpy

meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency.

a meager portion of meat

scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent.

supplies too scanty to last the winter

scant suggests a falling short of what is desired or desirable rather than of what is essential.

in January the daylight hours are scant

skimpy usually suggests niggardliness or penury as the cause of the deficiency.

tacky housing developments on skimpy lots

spare may suggest a slight falling short of adequacy or merely an absence of superfluity.

a spare, concise style of writing

sparse implies a thin scattering of units.

a sparse population

Example Sentences

the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of skimpy was in 1842
TOEFL BNC: 20910 COCA: 17532

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