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单词 skimpy
释义

skimpy

(skɪmpi)
Word forms: comparative skimpier, superlative skimpiest
adjective
Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity.
...skimpy underwear.
They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay.
Synonyms: inadequate, insufficient, scant, meagre More Synonyms of skimpy

skimpy in British English

(ˈskɪmpɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: skimpier or skimpiest
1. 
(of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty
2. 
excessively thrifty; mean; stingy
Derived forms
skimpily (ˈskimpily)
adverb
skimpiness (ˈskimpiness)
noun

skimpy in American English

(ˈskɪmpi)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈskimpier or ˈskimpiest
Informal
barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty
Derived forms
skimpily (ˈskimpily)
adverb
skimpiness (ˈskimpiness)
noun

Examples of 'skimpy' in a sentence
skimpy

She wanders around in skimpy underwear and flirts.
The Sun (2007)
The singer is better known for her hippy skirts and skimpy vest tops.
The Sun (2009)
They perform with dangerous equipment in skimpy outfits.
The Sun (2011)
What are your thoughts on the famously skimpy outfits?
The Sun (2012)
How comfortable were you with her skimpy underwear?
The Sun (2013)
Perhaps the lack of fans can be rectified with skimpy outfits.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It could be teamed with a skirt or trousers or worn over a dress that is a bit skimpy on the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In her ethereal white dress and skimpy sandals, she looks like a classical goddess.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I borrowed some skimpy clothes and made myself up.
The Sun (2008)
I once heard one calling in the top of a skimpy fir tree in a wood.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Did I really pack these four skimpy bikinis and totally forget the shaving foam?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She doesn't look much older than 31 herself in this skimpy little number as she strollsfrom the surf.
The Sun (2009)

In other languages
skimpy

British English: skimpy /ˈskɪmpɪ/ ADJECTIVE
Skimpy means too small in size or quantity.
...a skimpy outfit.
  • American English: skimpy
  • Arabic: ضَئِيل
  • Brazilian Portuguese: insuficiente
  • Chinese: 用料少的
  • Croatian: oskudan
  • Czech: krátký
  • Danish: stumpet
  • Dutch: karig
  • European Spanish: escaso mezquino
  • Finnish: niukka
  • French: étriqué
  • German: dürftig
  • Greek: φτωχικός
  • Italian: succinto
  • Japanese: 不十分な
  • Korean: 빈약한
  • Norwegian: snau
  • Polish: skąpy
  • European Portuguese: insuficiente
  • Romanian: puțin
  • Russian: недостаточный
  • Latin American Spanish: mezquino
  • Swedish: knapp skral
  • Thai: ไม่พอเพียง
  • Turkish: yetersiz
  • Ukrainian: замалий
  • Vietnamese: thiếu thốn

Chinese translation of 'skimpy'

skimpy

(ˈskɪmpɪ)

adj

  1. [meal] 不足的 (bùzú de)
  2. [clothes] 用料少的 (yòng liào shǎo de)
(adjective) 
Definition
inadequate in amount or size
skimpy underwear
Synonyms
inadequate
Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.
insufficient
There was insufficient evidence to proceed.
scant
The hole was a scant 0.23 inches in diameter.
meagre
a meagre 3% pay rise
short
Money was short in those days.
tight
Money has been fairly tight in our household.
thin
The crowd had been thin for the first half of the match.
sparse
Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
scanty
So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two subjects.
miserly
niggardly
The niggardly compensation for her frightening ordeal amounted to just £6,500.
exiguous (formal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exiguous
Definition
scanty or meagre
Synonyms
meagre,
spare,
bare,
slender,
negligible,
sparse,
paltry,
skimpy,
scanty
in the sense of insufficient
Definition
not enough for a particular purpose
There was insufficient evidence to proceed.
Synonyms
inadequate,
incomplete,
scant,
meagre,
short,
sparse,
deficient,
lacking,
unqualified,
insubstantial,
incommensurate
in the sense of meagre
Definition
not enough in amount or extent
a meagre 3% pay rise
Synonyms
insubstantial,
little,
small,
poor,
spare,
slight,
inadequate,
pathetic,
slender,
scant,
sparse,
deficient,
paltry,
skimpy,
puny,
measly (informal),
scanty,
exiguous (formal),
scrimpy

Nearby words of
skimpy

  • skim
  • skim something off
  • skimp
  • skimpy
  • skin
  • skin-deep
  • skinflint

Synonyms of 'skimpy'

skimpy

Explore 'skimpy' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of niggardly
Definition
not generous
The niggardly compensation for her frightening ordeal amounted to just £6,500.
Synonyms
paltry,
mean,
small,
inadequate,
miserable,
pathetic,
insufficient,
beggarly,
scant,
meagre,
skimpy,
measly (informal),
scanty,
wretched,
miserly
in the sense of scant
Definition
scarcely sufficient
The hole was a scant 0.23 inches in diameter.
Synonyms
small,
limited,
inadequate,
insufficient,
meagre,
negligible,
measly (informal),
scanty,
inconsiderable
in the sense of scanty
Definition
barely sufficient or not sufficient
So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two subjects.
Synonyms
meagre,
sparse,
poor,
thin,
narrow,
sparing,
restricted,
bare,
inadequate,
pathetic,
insufficient,
slender,
scant,
deficient,
exiguous (formal)
in the sense of short
Definition
scarce
Money was short in those days.
Synonyms
scarce,
wanting,
low,
missing,
limited,
lacking,
tight,
slim,
inadequate,
insufficient,
slender,
scant,
meagre,
sparse,
deficient,
scanty
in the sense of sparse
Definition
small in amount and spread out widely
Many slopes are rock fields with sparse vegetation.
Synonyms
scattered,
scarce,
meagre,
sporadic,
few and far between,
scanty
in the sense of thin
The crowd had been thin for the first half of the match.
Synonyms
meagre,
sparse,
scanty,
poor,
scattered,
inadequate,
insufficient,
deficient,
paltry
in the sense of tight
Definition
allowing only the minimum time or money for doing something
Money has been fairly tight in our household.
Synonyms
scarce,
scant,
meagre,
in short supply,
low,
limited,
scanty
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