单词 | pinchpenny |
释义 | pinchpenny[ pinch-pen-ee ] / ˈpɪntʃˌpɛn i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinchpenny ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pinch·pen·nies.a stingy person; miser. adjectivestingy; miserly. Origin of pinchpennyFirst recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English pynchepeny; see origin at pinch,penny Words nearby pinchpennypinch graft, pinch hit, pinch hitter, Pinchot, pinch pennies, pinchpenny, pinch pleat, pinch point, pinch roller, pinch runner, Pinckney Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinchpenny
British Dictionary definitions for pinchpennypinchpenny / (ˈpɪntʃˌpɛnɪ) / adjectiveniggardly; miserly noun plural -niesa miserly person; niggard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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