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Added 8 October 2026

stingy

/ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stingy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.).
she practices economy without being stingy
Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
meager resources

Origin

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

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