stingily
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stin·gy
(stĭn′jē)adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est
1. Giving or spending reluctantly.
2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal stingy, stinging, from sting.]
stin′gi·ly adv.
stin′gi·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | stingily - in a stingy manner; "their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily" |
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بِبُخْلٍ
skoupě
fedtet
fukarul
nískulega
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stingily
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stingily
[ˈstɪndʒɪlɪ] adv (pej) (spend) → con parsimonia; (behave) → da avarothey rewarded him rather stingily → gli hanno dato una ben magra ricompensa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stingy
(ˈstindʒi) adjective mean or ungenerous. My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.
ˈstingily adverbˈstinginess noun
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