stingier

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Variant of stingy

stingy definition

stingy (stin′jē)

adjective stingier stin′·gier, stingiest stin′·gi·est

  1. giving or spending grudgingly or only through necessity; mean; miserly
  2. less than needed or expected; scanty

Etymology: < *stinge, dial. form of sting

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