Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skimpingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skimp-ing-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

So as to skimp; stingily; insufficiently.

Example Sentences

"Montague had served Edward well, but had been only skimpingly rewarded."

Etymology

From skimping + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: skimping

Inflected Forms

more skimpingly (comparative) most skimpingly (superlative)

Synonyms

skimpily

Questions

What does skimpingly mean?: So as to skimp; stingily; insufficiently.
Where does skimpingly come from?: From skimping + -ly.

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