stingy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɪndʒi/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɪndʒi/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stinfor 1; stingē for 2)


Inflections of 'stingy' (adj):
stingier
adj comparative
stingiest
adj superlative
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stingy adj (miserly with money)tacaño/a, rácano/a adj
  (coloquial)agarrado/a adj
  (AmL: coloquial)codo/a adj
  (AmC, MX: coloquial)pichicato/a adj
 Carl is so stingy; he never puts any money into the kitty.
 Carl es muy tacaño. Nunca pone dinero para el fondo común.
stingy adj (not generous)miserable adj mf
  mísero/a adj
 Wendy was incredibly hungry, so she was disappointed when she saw the stingy portion of cake the cafe served her.
 Wendy tenía muchísima hambre, por lo que le decepcionó ver el miserable trozo de tarta que le habían puesto.
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'stingy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: a stingy [person, man, woman, individual, miser], can be stingy [at times, when it suits him], is stingy with her [candy, money, toys], more...

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