skimpyadj.

Brit.

/ˈskɪmpi/, U.S.

/ˈskɪmpi/

Etymology: < skimp adj. + -y suffix¹.

Of a scrimp, scanty, meagre, or spare character; stinted or stunted in some respect; lacking the proper fulness or size.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > skimpy

scrimp1681

skimp1775

skimping1775

scrimpy1829

skimpy1842

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre

feeblec1275

straita1300

thinc1374

threadbarec1412

exile?1440

silly?a1500

pilled1526

thinnish1540

carrion-lean1542

carrion1565

exiled?1577

penurious1594

unnourishing1605

starveling1611

meagre1612

short-handed1622

lanka1644

scrimp1681

strigose1708

skimp1775

skimping1775

spare1813

shy1821

scrimping1823

skimpy1842

slim1852

scrappy1985

minnowy1991

1842 C. Ridley Let. 9 Oct. in U. Ridley Cecilia (1958) viii. 101 She had on her wedding dress which was very skimpy.

1847 Mary, Star of the Sea (1878) xxii. 325 Her grand~mother..pulled a skimpy curtain one way across the window, in order to exclude the light.

1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 450/1 Contrasting advantageously with the pitiful skimpy garments of the English foot-soldier.

1883 E. Lynn Linton Ione I. viii. 197 You must give me a whole hour to-morrow to make up for this skimpy call to-day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skimpy
释义	skimpyadj. Brit. /ˈskɪmpi/, U.S. /ˈskɪmpi/ Etymology: < skimp adj. + -y suffix¹. Of a scrimp, scanty, meagre, or spare character; stinted or stunted in some respect; lacking the proper fulness or size. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > skimpy scrimp1681 skimp1775 skimping1775 scrimpy1829 skimpy1842 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre feeblec1275 straita1300 thinc1374 threadbarec1412 exile?1440 silly?a1500 pilled1526 thinnish1540 carrion-lean1542 carrion1565 exiled?1577 penurious1594 unnourishing1605 starveling1611 meagre1612 short-handed1622 lanka1644 scrimp1681 strigose1708 skimp1775 skimping1775 spare1813 shy1821 scrimping1823 skimpy1842 slim1852 scrappy1985 minnowy1991 1842 C. Ridley Let. 9 Oct. in U. Ridley Cecilia (1958) viii. 101 She had on her wedding dress which was very skimpy. 1847 Mary, Star of the Sea (1878) xxii. 325 Her grand~mother..pulled a skimpy curtain one way across the window, in order to exclude the light. 1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 450/1 Contrasting advantageously with the pitiful skimpy garments of the English foot-soldier. 1883 E. Lynn Linton Ione I. viii. 197 You must give me a whole hour to-morrow to make up for this skimpy call to-day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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