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skimp·y

(skĭm′pē)

adj. skimp·i·er, skimp·i·est

1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.

2. Not covering a considerable amount of the body: a skimpy bathing suit.

skimp′i·ly adv.

skimp′i·ness n.

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skimpily - in a skimpy manner; "a skimpily dressed woman"

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skimpily

[ˈskɪmpɪlɪ] ADV [serve, provide] → escasamente; [live] → mezquinamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skimp

(skimp) verb

1. (with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough. She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.escatimar, economizar

2. to do (a job) imperfectly. He's inclined to skimp his work.chapucear

ˈskimpy adjective

too small; inadequate. a skimpy dress.escaso

ˈskimpily adverb

escasamente, mezquinamente

ˈskimpiness noun

escasez, insuficiencia, mezquindad

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