skimpy.
Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
Meaning & usage
Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.
Very small, light, or revealing.
Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?
Wearing skimpy clothing; scantily clad.
Where this word comes from
From skimp + -y.
A barmaid who wears little clothing.
Where this word comes from
From skimp + -y.
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