stingy
pronunciation
How to pronounce stingy in British English:
UK [ˈstɪndʒi]
How to pronounce stingy in American English:
US [ˈstɪndʒi]
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- Adjective:
- not generous
- selfishly unwilling to share with others
Word Origin
- stingy (adj.)
- "niggardly, penurious, extremely tight-fisted," 1650s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a dialectal alteration of earlier stingy "biting, sharp, stinging" (1610s), from sting (v.). Back-formation stinge "a stingy person" is recorded from 1905. Related: Stingily; stinginess.
Example
- 1. Sweden and britain are seen as stingy budget-cutters .
- 2. The left decries the firm 's stingy pay and health benefits .
- 3. Scientists have pinpointed a stretch of dna that makes people stingy with their cash .
- 4. However , I feel that my girlfriend is stingy towards me .
- 5. The second news corporation is strategic and hard-nosed , bordering on stingy .