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What is "skimpy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does skimpy mean in English? Meaning of skimpy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "skimpy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "skimpy": containing little excess

Adjective

  • Meaning: containing little excess
  • Example: a lean budget a skimpy allowance
  • Synonyms: lean skimpy
  • Similar: deficient insufficient
  • Adjective: Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing. Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini? They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.

    • Synonyms:

    scanty, meager, tight, thin, scant, insufficient, deficient, exiguous, failing, miserly, poor, scrimp, short, shy, spare, stingy, wanting, niggardly, scrimpy, unsufficient,

    Antonyms:

    ample, adequate, sufficient, enough, fat, wide, generous,

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    skimpy in English: skimpy
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