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   Stin·gy

   /ˈstinjē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous: informal "his employer is stingy and idle"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: perhaps a dialect variant of the noun sting + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stingily adverb
   • 2. stinginess noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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