stingy

adjective

stin·gy | \ ˈstin-jē

stingier; stingiest

Definition of stingy

1 : not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending stingy with the salt stingy employee benefits

2 : meanly scanty or small stingy portions of meat

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stingy, close, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, miserly mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. stingy implies a marked lack of generosity. a stingy child, not given to sharing close suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions. folks who are very close when charity calls niggardly implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible. the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library parsimonious suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess. a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries penurious implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty. the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune miserly suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding. a miserly couple devoid of social conscience

Examples of stingy in a Sentence

The company was too stingy to raise salaries. until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser

Recent Examples on the Web

Against a stingy defense that’s communicating and moving on a string, not allowing those open shots that everyone in red can make? — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: The 3 things the Warriors must do to force a Game 7," 12 June 2019 The stingy defense that had defined Golden State’s first half gave way to wide-open jumpers and easy forays to the rim. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors must now make history after Game 4 loss puts them in 3-1 Finals hole," 7 June 2019 The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have been riding some hot hitting and stingy pitching. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Justin Verlander shines in Astros' win over Angels," 26 Apr. 2018 Surprisingly, a game between the stingiest defenses in the Pac-12 produced an entertaining shootout filled with a handful of highflying dunks from the Huskies (7-5 Pac-12, 17-8) and long-range three-pointers from the Beavers (5-7, 13-11). — Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, "Washington drops double-overtime thriller 97-94 as Oregon State hits last shot," 10 Feb. 2018 So Holtzman set out to create his own definition for the save, with criteria much stingier than Roth’s. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "How Major League Baseball Adopted the Save—and Changed the Game Forever," 4 June 2019 Gone were pass-rushing standout Josh Allen and six other starters who had moved on from a stingy unit on which Daniel, a middle linebacker, also played a pivotal role. — Gary B. Graves, The Seattle Times, "Kentucky needs to replace 7 starters off dominant defense," 12 Apr. 2019 Spirit was recognized for being one of the most cost-effective airlines to fly, but has the stingiest seat pitch (just 28 inches on average). — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "These Are the Top 10 Airlines in the World," 20 Mar. 2019 Coverage periods vary by automaker, but even the stingiest plans will net you a total of about six years or 80,000 miles of coverage from the date of the car’s sale to the first owner. — Car and Driver, "A Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Could Be a Great Deal," 22 Jan. 2019

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