stingily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English sting

English -y

English stingy

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English stingily

From stingy + -ly.

Adverb

stingily (comparative more stingily, superlative most stingily)

1. In a stingy manner.

Related terms

• stinginess

Translations

in a stingy manner

• Finnish: pihisti