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I don't normally do shoots in bikinis - I'm just not that kind of girl. But for 'Maxim' I was like, 'Bring it on!' I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I'd go for it!
Krysten Ritter

Meaning of "skimpier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIMPIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIMPIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skimpier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIMPIER

skim-read
skimble-scamble
skimboard
skimboarder
skimmed
skimmed milk
skimmer
skimmia
skimming
skimmingly
skimmings
skimmington
skimo
skimobile
skimp
skimpiest
skimpily
skimpiness
skimpingly
skimpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIMPIER

bumpier
campier
copier
creepier
Dampier
dumpier
grumpier
happier
humpier
jumpier
lumpier
Napier
occupier
owner-occupier
photocopier
pier
pompier
rapier
stumpier
unhappier

Synonyms and antonyms of skimpier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKIMPIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skimpier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of skimpier

Translation of «skimpier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIMPIER

Find out the translation of skimpier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skimpier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skimpier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skimpier
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skimpier
570 millions of speakers

English

skimpier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skimpier
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

skimpier
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

skimpier
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skimpier
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skimpier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skimpier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skimpier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skimpier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skimpier
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skimpier
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skimpier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skimpier
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skimpier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कँम्परियर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skimpier
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skimpier
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skimpier
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skimpier
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skimpier
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

skimpier
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skimpier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skimpier
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skimpier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skimpier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMPIER»

The term «skimpier» is normally little used and occupies the 131.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMPIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skimpier

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QUOTES WITH «SKIMPIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skimpier.
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Krysten Ritter
I don't normally do shoots in bikinis - I'm just not that kind of girl. But for 'Maxim' I was like, 'Bring it on!' I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I'd go for it!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIMPIER»

Discover the use of skimpier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skimpier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Straightforward Statistics: Understanding the Tools of Research
Your data are as follows: table 11.13: homework Set B, B data Nannies Daycare 9 2 3 8 4 6 6 35 C. You have noticed that people who seem to be risk takers tend to dress in skimpier clothes than people who do not seem to be risk takers.
Glenn Geher, Sara Hall, 2014
2
Night of the Scream Queen: Kiss of the Gator-Guy
"With "Night of the Scream Queen," Linnea Quigley and Michael McCarty have penned my favorite guilty pleasure novel of the year. This is over-the-top good fun, the way they used to make it down at the drive in.
Michael McCarty, Linnea Quigley, 2012
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Beating the Odds in Small Business
SKIMPIER. PAYCHECKS. Anew Business Week analysis ofnationalincome generatedby the corporate sector ... shows that workersaregetting the shortend of thestick. Over the last two years, the share going to labor has dropped sharply.
Tom Culley, 1998
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The Faults of the Owens Valley
But it was May, and it was getting warm, and over Paul's twelve years of teaching high school, the pre-summer and summer outfits had become skimpier and skimpier. As a normal male human being, Paul was having problems. He thought of ...
Sid Gardner, 2009
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The Tropics: Child of a Storm-Caught in a Rip-Hurricane Secret
Ciara's new bathing suit was another respectable one piece, the kind Rico preferred instead of those pushup bra type bikinis that were becoming skimpier and skimpier. The color was white with splashes of dark blues and magenta to match ...
Mary Deal, 2000
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The Eye of the Beholder
Trays of food sent to the two guests became skimpier and skimpier. Sometimes there was not enough food in the house for three meals a day. Fear gripped the city as the word was spread from person to person that they would be bombarded .
Robert C. Novarro
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Maybe God Is Trying to Tell You Something...
Our young girls clothes are getting skimpier and skimpier. Everything is sex, sex, sex! Which is why we have AIDS, AIDS, AIDS ! Next is the lust of the eyes. Folks will kill their best friends, family members, and anyone they can, if it means living  ...
Kimberly A. Holmes, 2003
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The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose ...
So, if you're wearing your cute jeans to meet your husband in the evenings, leaving bags of Gummi Bears for him in his car, and wearing skimpier and skimpier lingerie to bed each night without comment from your man, don't be discouraged.
Kathi Lipp, 2009
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No Uncle Sam: The Forgotten of Bataan
Our meals had been getting skimpier and skimpier, even though we had formed a three-man squad for hunting wild game. Their first success was a three-foot iguana, which tasted a bit like chicken — that is, if you closed your eyes and could ...
Anton F. Bilek, 2003
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Tales of Delmarva and Other Places
Over time, bathing suits became skimpier and skimpier for both the guys and gals . In the forties, the girls started to wear two-piece suits which became very popular with the guys, although they still covered a good bit of the body. After WW II ...
Bud Rogner, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIMPIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skimpier is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Magic Mike XXL' is a raunchy romp, despite skimpy plot
The long-awaited sequel “Magic Mike XXL” has a plot skimpier than the G-strings worn by its male strippers with hearts of gold. But not to worry. The dance ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
2
VIDEO: Watch How Swimsuits Grow Skimpier Every Decade
The world has become many things throughout the ages — smarter, smaller, more cosmopolitan — but one thing it definitely hasn't become is more modest. «RYOT, May 15»
3
The skimpier your skirt, the more discount this Chinese eatery will …
Beijing, May 20 (ANI): Love wearing short skirts? It will finally "pay-off," as a Chinese restaurant is offering women clad in skimpy skirts massive meal discounts. «ANINEWS, May 15»
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Are Ariana Grande's outfits getting skimpier since her Victoria's …
In fact, her collection of outfits for the Jingle Ball tour have been the skimpiest we've ever seen the singer wear - she's making us want to put on another jumper ... «Mirror.co.uk, Dec 14»
5
Gauhar Khan slapped: 'Traditional Indian clothes were far skimpier
An Indian television presenter who was slapped by a male audience member because he thought her dress was too revealing has tradition on her side, ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
6
Study Links Skimpier Suits With Rise in Skin Cancer
NBC News A new study looking at 100 years of swimsuits finds that in the 1920's swimwear exposed 18-23 percent of the skin, opposed to 80-92 percent of skin ... «NBCNews.com, Oct 14»
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Since Superman Absorbs Solar Rays, Here's A Skimpier, Sun …
One of the arguments behind Starfire's barely-there outfit is that her powers are fed by solar energy. Since Superman also gets his powers from our yellow sun, ... «io9, Sep 14»
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Low-Wage Workers Feel the Pinch on Health Insurance
And, as the chart below shows, when they do offer coverage, it has lower premiums on average (likely meaning skimpier coverage) and requires workers to pay ... «Wall Street Journal, Sep 14»
9
Technomic reveals why plates in restaurants could look skimpier at …
Call it a conundrum in the world of lunchtime dining. But can lunch customers at restaurants crave variety and still frequent the same dining destinations most of ... «Chicago Business Journal, Aug 14»
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Samus's New Super Smash Bros. Getup is a bit Skimpier than Usual
Bounty hunter Samus Aran isn't exactly known for her sexy attire. She prefers clothing of the “deadly metal spacesuit” variety. When you consider the flexibility ... «Crave Online, Aug 14»

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