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Skimpy

adjective/skˈɪmpi/
Definition
containing little excess
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈɪmpi/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈɪmpi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈɪmpi/
2 syllables Say it as /skˈɪmpi/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivecontaining little excess
“a lean budget”
Word Forms
leannessnounthe quality of being meager; -George Eliot
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
dürftig
mit geringem Überschuss
🇫🇷French
maigre
contenant peu d'excès
🇪🇸Spanish
escaso
que contiene poco exceso
🇮🇹Italian
succinto
contenente poco eccesso
🇳🇱Dutch
mager
met weinig overmaat
🇵🇹Portuguese
acanhado
contendo pouco excesso
🇷🇺Russian
скудный
содержащий мало избытка
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लोभी
जिसमें थोड़ी अधिकता हो
🇮🇳Tamil
மெலிந்த
சிறிதளவு அதிகமாக உள்ளது
🇮🇳Telugu
అతి తక్కువ
కొద్దిగా అదనపు కలిగి
🇮🇳Marathi
कंजूष
थोडे जास्त असलेले
🇮🇳Gujarati
કંગાળ
થોડું વધારે સમાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ
ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചെറുതായ
കുറച്ച് അധികമായി അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਢਿੱਲਾ
ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਵਾਧੂ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
کمبل
تھوڑا سا اضافی پر مشتمل ہے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
吝啬的
含有少量过量
🇯🇵Japanese
露出度の高い
余分なものがほとんど含まれていない
🇰🇷Korean
꽉 죄는
약간의 과잉 함유
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thiếu vải
chứa ít dư thừa
🇹🇭Thai
ขี้เหนียว
มีส่วนเกินเล็กน้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
minim
mengandung sedikit kelebihan
🇵🇭Filipino
matipid
naglalaman ng kaunting labis
🇲🇾Malay
kecik
mengandungi sedikit lebihan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بخيل
تحتوي على القليل من الفائض
🇮🇷Persian
کم مصرف
حاوی مقدار کمی اضافی
🇹🇷Turkish
eksik
az fazlalık içeren
🇮🇱Hebrew
קַמצָנִי
מכיל עודף קטן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'skimpy'?
The primary meaning of 'skimpy' is 'containing little excess'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'skimpy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'skimpy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'skimpy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'skimpy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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