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Word entry · 6 letters

stingy

Best crossword clue

"Not generous"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ginstyStarts with SEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. deficient in amount or quality or extent

Word origin

Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb).

Used in a sentence

  • "Well, I'm doing my best to grow," said Davy, "but it's a thing you can't hurry much. If Marilla wasn't so stingy with her jam I believe I'd grow a lot faster."
  • The realization of this joint oppression is like discovering that the stingy crusts of bread being held out by society have mold on them.
  • Bumble bee – Bumble bee / I send to you this sonnet, / But please don't be – Bumble bee / The stingy bee in my bonnet.

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