Stingy

Pronunciation

• enPR: stÄ­ngʹē, IPA: /ˈstɪŋi/

sting + -y

Full definition of stingy

Adjective

1. Stinging; able to sting.

Pronunciation

• enPR: stÄ­nʹjÄ“, IPA: /ˈstɪndÊ’i/

Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectical variation of sting verb

Adjective

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

• stingily
• stinginess

Anagrams

• stying