stingy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adjective 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

sting +‎ -y

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɪŋi/

[edit] Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

1. Stinging; able to sting.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from *stinge, a dialectical variation of sting (verb)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɪn(d)ʒi/
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[edit] Adjective

stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest)

1. Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:stingy

[edit] Derived terms

• stingily
• stinginess

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ginsty
• stying