Skimpy
/ˈskɪmpi/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A barmaid who wears little clothing. Australia, Western
"It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies."
Adjective
- 1 Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
"They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert."
- 2 Very small, light, or revealing.
"Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?"
- 3 Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.
Adjective
- 1 (of clothing) revealing the body wordnet
- 2 containing little excess wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom was surprised to see how skimpy Mary's new swimsuit was."
Etymology
From skimp + -y.