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- [skrim-pee]
- /ˈskrɪm pi/
- /ˈskrɪm.pɪ/
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- [skrim-pee]
- /ˈskrɪm pi/
Definitions of scrimpy word
- adjective scrimpy scanty; meager; barely adequate. 1
- adjective scrimpy tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious. 1
- adjective scrimpy skimpy; meager 0
- adjective scrimpy frugal or economical 0
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Origin of scrimpy
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; scrimp + -y1
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Parts of speech for Scrimpy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrimpy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
scrimpy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrimpy
adj scrimpy
- few and far between — not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- meager — deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- mingy — mean and stingy; niggardly.
adjective scrimpy
- conserving — Present participle of conserve.
- diddly — anything at all or of any consequence
- mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- niggard — an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
Antonyms for scrimpy
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