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    stingy

    stingy - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stingy

    Definition
    (adj) unwilling to spend
    Synonyms : ungenerous
    Example Sentence
    • she practices economy without being stingy
    • an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds
    Definition
    (adj) deficient in amount or quality or extent
    Synonyms : meager , meagerly , meagre , scrimpy
    Example Sentence
    • meager resources
    • meager fare
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for stingy

stingy ________sting in punjabi mean miser or thrifty person

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Stingy - Stinky cheese. The customers of a new grocery store were reluctant to buy its stinky cheese

stingy = sani (roof) + tin + gy (yes); means poor.


Word used in video below:
text: or very stingy
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