3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stingy \Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. {Stingier}; superl. {Stingiest}.] [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.] Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl. [1913 Webster] A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be rotten. --L'estrange. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stingy adj 1: not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: {ungenerous}] [ant: {generous}] 2: selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: {ungenerous}] [also: {stingiest}, {stingier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: stingiest See {stingy}
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