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stingy

UK/ˈstɪŋi/ US/ˈstɪndʒi/ fairly common informal

adjective

1.

not generous

  • “she practices economy without being stingy”
  • “an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds”
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2.

selfishly unwilling to share with others

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Origin

Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb).

Phrases

  • stingy gut

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