stingier; stingiest
1
: not generous or liberal : sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending
stingy with the salt
stingy employee benefits
2
: meanly scanty or small
stingy portions of meat
Examples of stingy in a Sentence
The company was too stingy to raise salaries.
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
Recent Examples on the Web
So, what would really help the Mets’ pen would be a late-game arm who is stingy with free passes.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Apple has always been a bit stingy with RAM in iDevices, even more so a few years ago, and especially in lower-end devices (Apple Intelligence and its apparent 8GB RAM requirement have been a bit of an equalizer here).
—ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Chris Paul Addresses The Los Angeles Clippers’ Greatest Weakness
Outside of their age/injury concerns, the Clippers’ greatest weakness is their lack of passing, which can cause their offensive process to become muddled – leading to uneven isolation possessions against stingier defensive teams.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Buy a whiskey, request your favorite song, and don’t be stingy with the tips.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Apple has always been a bit stingy with RAM in iDevices, even more so a few years ago, and especially in lower-end devices (Apple Intelligence and its apparent 8GB RAM requirement have been a bit of an equalizer here).
—ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
Chris Paul Addresses The Los Angeles Clippers’ Greatest Weakness
Outside of their age/injury concerns, the Clippers’ greatest weakness is their lack of passing, which can cause their offensive process to become muddled – leading to uneven isolation possessions against stingier defensive teams.
—Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Buy a whiskey, request your favorite song, and don’t be stingy with the tips.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for stingy
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“Stingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stingy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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