SCRIMPY


Meaning of SCRIMPY in English

— scrimpily , adv. — scrimpiness , n.

/skrim"pee/ , adj., scrimpier, scrimpiest .

1. scanty; meager; barely adequate.

2. tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.

[ 1850-55; SCRIMP + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .