stinted

We have found lemma(root) word of stinted : stint.

Definitions


[stɪnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something)
(e.g: stowage room hasn't been stinted)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English styntan ‘make blunt’, of Germanic origin; related to stunt


[stɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person's fixed or allotted period of work
(e.g: his varied career included a stint as a magician)

- limitation of supply or effort
(e.g: a collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English styntan ‘make blunt’, of Germanic origin; related to stunt


[stɪnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small short-legged sandpiper of northern Eurasia and Alaska, with a brownish back and white underparts


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Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin




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