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scrimpy

scrimpy adjective: scanty; meagre.

Adjective

scrimpy (comparative scrimpier, superlative scrimpiest)

  1. scanty; meagre

Forms of scrimpy

comparativescrimpier
superlativescrimpiest

Origin of scrimpy

From scrimp + -y.

Questions about scrimpy

What does scrimpy mean?
Scrimpy means scanty; meagre.
What part of speech is scrimpy?
Scrimpy is an adjective.

Words near scrimpy in the dictionary

  1. scrimps
  2. scrimps together
  3. scrimpt
  4. scrimption
  5. scrimptions
  6. scrimpy
  7. scrims
  8. scrimshander
  9. scrimshandered
  10. scrimshandering
  11. scrimshanders

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