Definition of stingy

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stin·gy    (stnj) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
stin·gi·er , stin·gi·est

1. Giving or spending reluctantly.
2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting

OTHER FORMS:
stingi·ly (Adverb), stingi·ness (Noun)

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