Stingiest

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}