stingy
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
unwilling to spend
she practices economy without being stingy
Related & opposite
- uncharitable also see
- ungenerous also see
- selfish also see
- generous antonym
- generosity attribute
- stinginess derivation
- beggarly similar to
- chinchy similar to
- penny-pinching similar to
- closefisted similar to
- niggardly similar to
- mingy similar to
- parsimonious similar to
Sense 2 adjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meager resources
Related & opposite
- scarce also see
- minimum also see
- insufficient also see
- ample antonym
- adequacy attribute
- leanness derivation
- scanty similar to
- exiguous similar to
- hand-to-moutha similar to
- hardscrabble similar to
- measly similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uncharitable |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | ungenerous |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | selfish |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | generous |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | generosity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stinginess |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | beggarly |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | chinchy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | penny-pinching |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | closefisted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | niggardly |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mingy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | parsimonious |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | scarce |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | minimum |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | insufficient |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | ample |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | adequacy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | leanness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | scanty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exiguous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hand-to-moutha |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hardscrabble |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | measly |