skimpier; skimpiest
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the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
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In his new book on Capra, Sam Wasson describes the director’s defiance of Columbia Pictures’ skimpy ad budgets as well as his willingness to challenge the rule that filmmakers abstain from the sales hustle.
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
That's skimpy compared with the more robust suite of AI-powered features on the MPG 271QR, and even that monitor’s use of AI is a bit gimmicky.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Newsweek obtained more photos of barren food trays on the USS Abraham Lincoln holding two eggs and a gloppy scoop of porridge, among other skimpy meals.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Margo paints her skin alien blue, dons an orange bouffant wig and skimpy silver ensemble, and names her character Hungry Ghost, reclaiming an allusion from one of Mark’s purple poems.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Peter Bart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
That's skimpy compared with the more robust suite of AI-powered features on the MPG 271QR, and even that monitor’s use of AI is a bit gimmicky.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Newsweek obtained more photos of barren food trays on the USS Abraham Lincoln holding two eggs and a gloppy scoop of porridge, among other skimpy meals.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Margo paints her skin alien blue, dons an orange bouffant wig and skimpy silver ensemble, and names her character Hungry Ghost, reclaiming an allusion from one of Mark’s purple poems.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Skimpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skimpy. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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