stingy

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of sting (verb). ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: stĭnʹjē, IPA(key): /ˈstɪnd͡ʒi/ Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒi ==== Adjective ==== stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest) Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean. Small, scant, meager, insufficient. ===== Usage notes ===== Usage of "stingy of" was about as common as usage of "stingy with" until about 1900 but became much less common by and since 1920. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:stingy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From sting + -y. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: stĭngʹē, IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋi/ Rhymes: -ɪŋi ==== Adjective ==== stingy (comparative stingier, superlative stingiest) (informal) Stinging; able or inclined to sting. ===== Derived terms ===== stingy nettle ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Yingst, stying, tyings