stingy

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Pronunciation

• enPR: stĭnʹjē, IPA: /ˈstɪndʒi/

Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

1. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean
   • 1909, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea Chapter XVIII

     "Well, I'm doing my best to grow," said Davy, "but it's a thing you can't hurry much. If Marilla wasn't so stingy with her jam I believe I'd grow a lot faster."

2. Small, scant, meager, insufficient

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:stingy

Translations

• French: pingre, chiche, radin, rapiat
• German: geizig, knauserig, knausrig, gierig
• Italian: tirchio, avaro, taccagno
• Portuguese: avaro, sovina, pão-duro
• Russian: скупо́й
• Spanish: mezquino, tacaño, rácano, agarrado, amarrado, cicatero, roñoso, pesetero (Spain), amarrete (Latin America)

Pronunciation

• enPR: stĭngʹē, IPA: /ˈstɪŋi/

Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

1. Stinging; able to sting.

Translations

• French: piquant
• German: stechend
• Russian: жалящий

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