English Explanatory Dictionary

stingy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
  2. Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
adj
  1. Stinging; able or inclined to sting.

Pronunciation

stĭnʹjē /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ en-us-stingy.ogg stĭngʹē /ˈstɪŋi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stingy (sting).wav

Word forms

stingy stingier stingiest

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb).

Synonyms

as tight as Dick's hatband cheap cheeseparing chintzy close close as wax close-fisted illiberal mean miserable miserly narrow-fisted niggardly nipcheese parsimonious peddling penny-wise penny-pinching penurious scrooge-like scrubby shabby still got one's communion money stingy swear tight tight-fisted tight as a tick tighter than Dick's hatband ungenerous ungiving

Antonyms

wasteful prodigal profligate spendthrift generous

Related words

economy frugality parsimoniousness parsimony thrift thriftiness miser

Derived words

mingy stinge stingily stinginess stingy gut unstingy stingy nettle
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