English adjective: stingy | |||
1. | stingy unwilling to spend | ||
Samples | She practices economy without being stingy. An ungenerous response to the appeal for funds. | ||
Synonyms | ungenerous | ||
Similar | beggarly, cheap, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, close, closefisted, grudging, hardfisted, mean, mean, mingy, miserly, near, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, scrimy, skinny, tight, tightfisted | ||
See also | meanspirited, selfish, uncharitable, ungenerous | ||
Attribute | generosity, generousness | ||
Antonyms | generous | ||
2. | stingy deficient in amount or quality or extent | ||
Samples | Meager resources. Meager fare. | ||
Synonyms | meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy | ||
Similar | bare, exiguous, hand-to-mouth, hardscrabble, measly, miserable, paltry, scanty, spare | ||
See also | deficient, insufficient, minimal, minimum, scarce | ||
Attribute | adequacy, sufficiency | ||
Antonyms | ample | ||