Sekirov Dictionary

stingy

/ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/

adjective 2
/ˈstɪŋi/ adjective 1
forms 2

adjective2

•
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
- "Well, I'm doing my best to grow," said Davy, "but it's a thing you can't hurry much. If Marilla wasn't so stingy with her jam I believe I'd grow a lot faster." — 1909
•
Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
- The realization of this joint oppression is like discovering that the stingy crusts of bread being held out by society have mold on them. — 1985

stingy

/ˈstɪŋi/

adjective1

•
(informal) Stinging; able or inclined to sting.
- Bumble bee – Bumble bee / I send to you this sonnet, / But please don't be – Bumble bee / The stingy bee in my bonnet. — 2015

forms

stingier · stingiest

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