stingier; stingiest
1
: not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending
stingy with the salt
stingy employee benefits
2
: meanly scanty or small
stingy portions of meat
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Examples of stingy in a Sentence
The company was too stingy to raise salaries.
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
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Meanwhile, the defense has taken a stingy turn under new defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
The Wild, one of the NHL’s stingiest teams, had only lost two games in regulation time this season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Insurance companies are notoriously slow and often stingy in providing payouts, especially after major disasters.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
It’s been a stingy game so far, with the two teams combining for only three hits.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
The Wild, one of the NHL’s stingiest teams, had only lost two games in regulation time this season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Insurance companies are notoriously slow and often stingy in providing payouts, especially after major disasters.
—Rohit Arora, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
It’s been a stingy game so far, with the two teams combining for only three hits.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Stingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stingy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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