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skimpily

skimpily adverb: in a skimpy manner.

Adverb

skimpily (comparative more skimpily, superlative most skimpily)

  1. In a skimpy manner.
    • No flashy dressers, skimpily dressed starlets, or celebrities stepping out of stretch limos. Instead, on a warm Friday evening in June 2009, one hundred protestors sang prayers, chanted slogans, and carried signs […]2013, Julian Sher, Somebody's Daughter
    Synonyms:
    skimpingly

Synonyms of skimpily

Forms of skimpily

comparativemore skimpily
superlativemost skimpily

Origin of skimpily

From skimpy + -ly.

Questions about skimpily

What does skimpily mean?
Skimpily means in a skimpy manner.
What part of speech is skimpily?
Skimpily is an adverb.

Words near skimpily in the dictionary

  1. skimpers
  2. skimpflation
  3. skimpier
  4. skimpies
  5. skimpiest
  6. skimpily
  7. skimpiness
  8. skimping
  9. skimpingly
  10. skimps
  11. skimpy

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