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[ skim-pee ] / ˈskɪm pi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skimpy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est.lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper. Origin of skimpyFirst recorded in 1835–45; skimp + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM skimpyskimp·i·ly, adverbskimp·i·ness, nounWords nearby skimpyskimming, skimmings, skimobile, skim off, skimp, skimpy, skim-read, skin, skin alive, skin and bones, skin care Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skimpyDuring her 2011 tour of Canada, a skimpy yellow frock flew skywards on a Calgary airfield. Kate Middleton's History of Flesh-Flashing Wardrobe Malfunctions|Tom Sykes|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST His minimalist performance was so haunting—and his Oscar track record so skimpy—that I figured he was a lock. Did the Academy Snub Robert Redford Because He’s So Damn Handsome?|Andrew Romano|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Skimpy bralets and short-shorts take the cake in Britney Spears's new music video for her new anthem. Britney Spears's 10 Looks in "Work Bitch"|Amy Zimmerman|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Spears works a series of fabulous, skimpy looks in her video. Britney Spears's 10 Looks in "Work Bitch"|Amy Zimmerman|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They lean against the fence, hips jutted out, their legs exposed by scanty pink shorts and skimpy dresses. Haiti’s Horrendous Teenage Prostitution Problem|Lisa Armstrong|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST She wears a flapping cap, skimpy skirts and rusty brown mittens on her bony hands. The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton Without comment, the man sorted a ten-dollar bill from a skimpy roll he took from his pocket and handed it to Les. Ten From Infinity|Paul W. Fairman His skimpy blue blouse disclosed the roundness of his shoulders and accentuated the abnormal length of his arms. Servants of the Guns|Jeffery E. Jeffery Dried-up, skimpy bushes just higher than our heads made a thin but regular cover. The Land of Footprints|Stewart Edward White They carried their few remaining belongings in two skimpy, amateurish-looking swags. On the Track|Henry Lawson
British Dictionary definitions for skimpy
adjective skimpier or skimpiest(of clothes, etc) made of too little material; scanty excessively thrifty; mean; stingy Derived forms of skimpyskimpily, adverbskimpiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to skimpyscanty, meager, tight, thin, scant, insufficient, deficient, exiguous, failing, miserly, poor, scrimp, short, shy, spare, stingy, wanting, niggardly, scrimpy |