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    stin·gy
    /ˈstinjē/

    adjective

    • 1. unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous: informal "his employer is stingy and idle"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stingyStingy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STINGY is not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending. How to use stingy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stingy.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTINGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    STINGY definition: 1. unwilling to spend money: 2. small in amount and less than is needed or expected: 3. unwilling…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stingyStingy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you are looking to describe someone with a Scrooge- or Grinch-like tendency to pinch his pennies, then stingy can be your adjective of choice. Or, if you are looking to describe something you have too little of — like a 43-second coffee break — you can use stingy as well.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › stingySTINGY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Stingy definition: reluctant to give or spend; not generous; penurious. See examples of STINGY used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTINGY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    STINGY meaning: 1. unwilling to spend money: 2. small in amount and less than is needed or expected: 3. unwilling…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTINGY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    SYNONYMS 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 ...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstingy adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of stingy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › stingyStingy Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Giving or spending grudgingly or only through necessity; mean; miserly. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Scanty or meager. A stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. American Heritage. Less than needed or expected; scanty. Webster's New World. Stinging or capable of stinging. Webster's New World. Synonyms: scrimpy. meagerly. meagre

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › stingyStingy - definition of stingy by The Free Dictionary

    1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. [Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting .] stin′gi·ly adv. stin′gi·ness n.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTINGY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Meaning of stingy – Learner’s Dictionary. stingy. adjective. informal uk / ˈstɪndʒi / us. Add to word list. not generous: He's too stingy to buy any drinks. (Definition of stingy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stingy. in Chinese (Traditional) 小氣的，吝嗇的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 小气的，吝啬的…