| 单词 | stingy |
| 释义 | stingy stingy1 —stingily, adv. —stinginess, n. /stin"jee/, adj., stingier, stingiest. 1. reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious: He's a stingy old miser. 2. scanty or meager: a stingy little income. [1650-60; perh. deriv. of STING; see -Y1] Syn. 1. tight. STINGY, PARSIMONIOUS, MISERLY, MEAN, CLOSE all mean reluctant to part with money or goods. STINGY, the most general of these terms, means unwilling to share, give, or spend possessions or money: children who are stingy with their toys; a stingy, grasping skinflint. PARSIMONIOUS describes an extreme stinginess arising from unusual or excessive frugality: a sternly parsimonious, penny-pinching existence. MISERLY stresses a pathological pleasure in acquiring and hoarding money that is so powerful that even necessities are only grudgingly purchased: a wretched, miserly way of life. MEAN suggests a small-minded, ignoble, petty stinginess leading to miserable, cheerless living: depressingly mean with his money; mean surroundings; a mean repast. CLOSE implies extreme caution in spending money, even an aversion to spending: a close dealer, buying only at rock bottom prices; generous with advice, but very close with his money. 2. sparse, paltry, poor. Ant. 1. generous. stingy2 /sting"ee/, adj. having a sting. [1605-15; STING + -Y1] |
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