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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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Translations
بِبُخْلٍ
skoupě
fedtet
fukarul
nískulega

stingily

[ˈstɪndʒɪlɪ] ADV → con tacañería
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stingily

adv (inf) → knauserig (inf), → knickerig (inf); he stingily donated a mere 20p → knauserig or knickerig, wie er ist, hat er nur 20 Pence gespendet (inf)
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stingily

[ˈstɪndʒɪlɪ] adv (pej) (spend) → con parsimonia ; (behave) → da avaro
they 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. branderig بَخيل стиснат sovina lakomý; mizerný knickerig fedtet τσιγκούνης, τσιγκούνικος mezquino, tacaño, parco, escaso kitsi خسيس saita avare; chiche קמצן कंजूस, मक्खीचूस škrt, oskudan fukar kikir nískur avaro; scarso けちな 인색한 šykštus skops kedekut gierig gjerrig, gnien, smålig skąpy sovina avar; zgârcit; meschin скаредно; скудно lakomý; mizerný skop škrt snål ขี้เหนียว cimri 吝嗇的,小氣的 скупий, скнарий کنجوس keo kiệt, bủn xỉn 吝啬的,小气的
ˈstingily adverb
branderig بِبُخْلٍ оскъдно mesquinhamente skoupě knickerig fedtet τσιγκούνικα mezquinamente kitsilt در نهايت خست saidasti chichement בְּקַמצָנוּת कंजूसी से škrto, oskudno fukarul secara kikir nískulega avaramente けちけちして 인색하게 šykščiai skopi dengan kedekut gierig gjerrig, gnient, smålig skąpo mesquinhamente cu zgârcenie; cu mes­chi­nă­­rie скаредно; скудно skúpo skopo škrto snålt อย่างตระหนี่; อย่างขี้เหนียว cimrice 吝嗇地,小氣地 скупо کنجوسی سے keo kiệt, bủn xỉn 吝啬地,小气地
ˈstinginess noun
branderigheid بُخْل скъперничество sovinice lakotnost die Knickerigkeit fedtethed τσιγκουνιά avaricia ihnsus خست saituus avarice קמצנות कंजूसी škrtost fösvénység, fukarság kekikiran níska avarizia けち 인색함 šykštumas skopums kebakhilan gierig gjerrighet, smålighet skąpstwo sovinice avariţie, zgârcenie скаредность; скудость lakomosť skopost škrtost snålhet ความตระหนี่ถี่เหนียว cimrilik 吝嗇,小氣 скупість, скнарість کنجوسی sự keo kiệt, bủn xỉn 吝啬,小气
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