Skimpy

//ˈskɪmpi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 1
    Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.

    "They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert."

  2. 2
    Very small, light, or revealing.

    "Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?"

  3. 3
    Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of clothing) revealing the body wordnet
  2. 2
    containing little excess wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
insufficientmeagerscantthinthreadbareabstemious

Example

More examples

"Tom was surprised to see how skimpy Mary's new swimsuit was."

Etymology

From skimp + -y.

Related phrases

skimpy work

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