/ ˈstɪndʒi; NAmE / adjective
( stin·gier , stin·gi·est ) ( informal ) not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
SYN mean :
You're stingy! (= not willing to spend money)
Don't be so stingy with the cream!
► stingi·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: perhaps a dialect variant of the noun sting + -y .