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Definitions for Stingier: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Stingy \Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. Stingier; superl. Stingiest.]
[Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging;
hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious;
or cf. E. skinch.]
Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly;
miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
[1913 Webster]
A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of
choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it
began to be rotten. --L'estrange.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stingy
adj 1: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy";
"an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn:
ungenerous] [ant: generous]
2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: ungenerous]
[also: stingiest, stingier]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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stingier
See stingy
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