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scrimply

scrimply adverb: in a scanty manner.

Adverb

scrimply

  1. (archaic) In a scanty manner.
    • to eat scrimply because of poverty
  2. (archaic) Hardly; scarcely; barely.

Origin of scrimply

From scrimp + -ly.

Questions about scrimply

What does scrimply mean?
Scrimply means in a scanty manner.
What part of speech is scrimply?
Scrimply is an adverb.

Words near scrimply in the dictionary

  1. scrimpings
  2. scrimple
  3. scrimpled
  4. scrimples
  5. scrimpling
  6. scrimply
  7. scrimpness
  8. scrimps
  9. scrimps together
  10. scrimpt
  11. scrimption

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