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   Skimp·y

   /ˈskimpē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of clothes) short and revealing: "a skimpy dress" Similar revealingshortbriefscantyinsubstantiallowlow-cutflimsythinsee-throughindecentOpposite modest
   • ▪ providing or consisting of less than is needed; meager: "my knowledge of music is extremely skimpy" Similar meagerscantyscantsketchylimitedrestrictedinadequateinsufficientpaltrydeficientnegligibleinsubstantialsmallsparserare:exiguousOpposite comprehensiveexhaustive

   Derivatives

   • 1. skimpily adverb
   • 2. skimpiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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