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Definition of Skimpy
1. Adjective. Containing little excess. "A skimpy allowance"
Definition of Skimpy
1. Adjective. Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skimpy
1. scanty [adj SKIMPIER, SKIMPIEST] : SKIMPILY [adv] - See also: scanty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skimpy
Literary usage of Skimpy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of Keedon Bluffs by Mary Noailles Murfree (1888)
"And skimpy wagged his convinced head. " But Ike 'lows he be ugly. ... cried skimpy
scornfully; he -was willing to be considered no beauty himself — but Base ..."
2. The Story of Keedon Bluffs by Mary Noailles Murfree (1887)
"And skimpy wagged his convinced head. " But Ike 'lows he be ugly. ... cried skimpy
scornfully; he was willing to be considered no beauty himself — but Base! ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1907)
"Yes, sir," feeling for a skimpy little book jammed into the skimpy little pocket
of his skimpy little coat. " I also keeping," I continued reassuringly. ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1881)
"Skimping, or skimpy, adj. small; scanty; insufficient; mean; stingy. ' What skimpy
sleeves'' Skip, st., par. ..."
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