stingy
Unwilling to spend, give, or shareUnwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
Meaning
3 sensesUnwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
geizig, knauserig, knausrig
скупо́йskupój, ска́редныйskárednyj, прижи́мистыйprižímistyj
жа́дібнийžádibnyj, жаді́бнийžadíbnyj, жа́днийžádnyj
unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)
Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
(informal)Stinging; able or inclined to sting.
stechend, stech-
жалящийžaljaščij
Examples
118 sentencesI know that Tom is stingy.
Я знаю, що Том жадібний. — deniko
Tom is very stingy, isn't he?
Том правда же дуже скупий? — deniko
I think that Tom is stingy.
Мені здається, Том жадібний. — deniko
Tom is very stingy.
Том дуже скупий. — deniko
ruТом очень скуп. — odexed
deTom ist sehr geizig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think Tom is stingy.
Мені здається, Том жадібний. — deniko
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb). From sting + -y.Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb).
From sting + -y.
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Forms
stingier, stingiestSynonyms
33 synonyms- unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.):ungenerous
- deficient in amount or quality or extent:meagermeagremeagerlyscrimpy
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
4 patterns- a bit stingy
- as stingy as
- bit stingy
- stingy person
See also
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