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skimpingly

skimpingly adverb: so as to skimp; stingily; insufficiently.

Adverb

skimpingly (comparative more skimpingly, superlative most skimpingly)

  1. So as to skimp; stingily; insufficiently.
    • Montague had served Edward well, but had been only skimpingly rewarded.1995, John Fines, Who's who in the Middle Ages, page 81
    Synonyms:
    skimpily

Synonyms of skimpingly

Forms of skimpingly

comparativemore skimpingly
superlativemost skimpingly

Origin of skimpingly

From skimping + -ly.

Questions about skimpingly

What does skimpingly mean?
Skimpingly means so as to skimp; stingily; insufficiently.
What part of speech is skimpingly?
Skimpingly is an adverb.

Words near skimpingly in the dictionary

  1. skimpies
  2. skimpiest
  3. skimpily
  4. skimpiness
  5. skimping
  6. skimpingly
  7. skimps
  8. skimpy
  9. skims
  10. skims off
  11. skims through

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