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单词 mingily
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mingilyadv.

Brit. /ˈmɪn(d)ʒᵻli/, U.S. /ˈmɪndʒᵻli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mingy adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < mingy adj. + -ly suffix2.
colloquial.
Meanly, stingily.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > retaining > niggardliness or meanness > [adverb]
narrowlya1250
feeblyc1290
scarcely1340
straitly1340
strait1390
niggardly?1529
nighly1548
pinchingly1561
close-fisted1575
hard1580
niggishly1580
nearly1591
mincingly1593
costively1598
penuriously1616
neara1625
scantingly1627
parsimoniouslya1634
scrapingly1680
stingily1682
scrimply1690
sneakingly1695
churlishly1875
curmudgeonly1879
skinflintily1899
mingily1958
1958 Listener 6 Nov. 722/2 The most mingily ungenerous gathers backed by elastic.
1992 N.Y. Times 29 Dec. a15/3 National and international work against female mutilation has been late, sporadic and mingily funded.
2000 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Jan. 30 While we are all aware that only the most mingily upholstered of girls will actually wear the things [sc. cropped pants], it is clear that designers are smitten with them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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