skimpy
skimpy
Definition
skimpy (skim′pē)
adjective skimp′i·er, skimp′i·est
Informal barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty
skimp′i·ly adverb
skimp′i·ness noun
skimpy
Synonyms
skimpy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- bikini: This naughty ironing board cover features model Jordan, wearing a very skimpy red bikini.
- outfits: The reason many female singers prance around in skimpy outfits is to distract the audience from the fact they have no musical talent.
- outfit: Leon slips into a variety of skimpy outfits to reveal her extremely ample figure more than once.
- costume: I sat back while she danced on stage in skimpy costumes that were enough to make any man blush.
- T-shirt: They are often young women, dressed not in overalls but tight jodhpurs and skimpy t-shirts.
- clothes: Plus, surely nobody wanted to see Lionel Blair dressed in his teenage daughter's skimpy clothes?
Modifying Another Word
- so: Her costume's so skimpy her breast pops out when the werewolf pulls the cross from her neck.
- very: The extras on these films are very, very, very skimpy.
- too: Your mom recently said your stage outfits were getting too skimpy; are you going to tone them down?
- rather: Choosing a better edition of " The Art of War " , rather than this rather skimpy edition, will be money well spent.
- quite: A relatively small proportion of web users are using IE5 and even its support for XML is quite skimpy.
Used with adjective complement
- give: These girls are given skimpy, brightly-colored outfits to wear, which are always emblazoned with the name and/or logo of the sponsoring company.
Browse dictionary entries near skimpy
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- skimble-scamble
- skim milk
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- skills-based routing
- Skilling, Jeffrey K.
- skilling
- skin
- skin-deep
- skin diver
- skin diving
- skin effect
- skin game
- skin grafting
- skin-pop
- skin test
- skinflick
