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(min′jē)

adjective mingier, mingiest

Informal mean and stingy

Origin: prob. altered < mangy, after stingy

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adjective min·gi·er, min·gi·est
Informal

Small in quantity; meager: mingy wages.
Mean and stingy.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from m(ean)²

Origin: + (st)ingy

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