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stingy stingy definition

stingy


 
  Overview  of  adj  stingy 
 
  The  adj  stingy  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stingy,  ungenerous  --  (not  generous;  "she  practices  economy  without  being  stingy";  "an  ungenerous  response  to  the  appeal  for  funds") 
  2.  stingy,  ungenerous  --  (selfishly  unwilling  to  share  with  others) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stingy 
 
  2  senses  of  stingy 
 
  Sense  1 
  stingy  (vs.  generous),  ungenerous 
 
  generous  (vs.  stingy) 
  =>  benevolent,  freehearted 
  =>  big  bighearted,  bounteous,  bountiful,  freehanded,  handsome,  giving,  liberal,  openhanded 
  =>  lavish,  munificent,  overgenerous,  prodigal,  too-generous,  unsparing,  unstinted,  unstinting 
  =>  unselfish 
 
  Sense  2 
  stingy,  ungenerous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  selfish)  ->  unselfish 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stingy 
 
  2  senses  of  stingy 
 
  Sense  1 
  stingy  (vs.  generous),  ungenerous 
  =>  beggarly,  mean 
  =>  cheap,  chinchy,  chintzy 
  =>  cheeseparing,  close  near  penny-pinching 
  =>  closefisted,  hardfisted,  tightfisted 
  =>  grudging,  niggardly,  scrimy 
  =>  meager,  scrimpy 
  =>  mean  mingy,  miserly,  tight 
  =>  parsimonious,  penurious 
  Also  See->  selfish#1;  uncharitable#1;  ungenerous#1,  meanspirited#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  stingy,  ungenerous 
  =>  selfish  (vs.  unselfish) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stingy 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  stingy 
 
  Sense  1 
  stingy  (vs.  generous),  ungenerous 
  =>  generosity,  generousness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stingy 
 
  stingy  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stingy 
  stingy 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stingy 
 
  The  adj  stingy  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stingy,  ungenerous  --  (not  generous;  "she  practices  economy  without  being  stingy";  "an  ungenerous  response  to  the  appeal  for  funds") 
  2.  stingy,  ungenerous  --  (selfishly  unwilling  to  share  with  others) 



stingy definition