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Meaning of "skimpily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIMPILY

skimpily  [ˈskɪmpɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIMPILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skimpily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SKIMPILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skimpily in the English dictionary

The definition of skimpily in the dictionary is revealingly; scantily. Other definition of skimpily is excessively thriftily; meanly; stingily.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIMPILY


bumpily
ˈbʌmpɪlɪ
campily
ˈkæmpɪlɪ
creepily
ˈkriːpɪlɪ
dumpily
ˈdʌmpɪlɪ
frumpily
ˈfrʌmpɪlɪ
glumpily
ˈɡlʌmpɪlɪ
grumpily
ˈɡrʌmpɪlɪ
happily
ˈhæpɪlɪ
jumpily
ˈdʒʌmpɪlɪ
lilly-pilly
ˈlɪlɪˌpɪlɪ
lumpily
ˈlʌmpɪlɪ
pillie
ˈpɪlɪ
pulpily
ˈpʌlpɪlɪ
ropily
ˈrəʊpɪlɪ
scrimpily
ˈskrɪmpɪlɪ
sleepily
ˈsliːpɪlɪ
sloppily
ˈslɒpɪlɪ
snappily
ˈsnæpɪlɪ
stumpily
ˈstʌmpɪlɪ
unhappily
ʌnˈhæpɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIMPILY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIMPILY

chirpily
choppily
crispily
croupily
dopily
drippily
floppily
loopily
peppily
pily
preppily
roupily
scrappily
snippily
snoopily
soapily
soppily
stroppily
waspily
weepily

Synonyms and antonyms of skimpily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skimpily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIMPILY

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

Translator English - Chinese

skimpily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skimpily
570 millions of speakers

English

skimpily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skimpily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skimpily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скудно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skimpily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skimpily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skimpily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skimpily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spärlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不十分に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skimpily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skimpily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skimpily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skimpily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहरीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skimpily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insufficientemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skąpo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skimpily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skimpily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skimpily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skimpily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skimpily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skimpily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMPILY»

The term «skimpily» is regularly used and occupies the 106.073 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIMPILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skimpily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skimpily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIMPILY»

Discover the use of skimpily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skimpily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
... cause of or place for becoming withered °lt\h^ maslaca means for, cause of or place for withering [vt] JiAAA^ assalalat manner of becoming withered AA'f* sallata1 B to thatch scantily or skimpily; to become covered with a thin layer of clouds ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
2
Elvis Cream
Skimpily-clad skater A would double toe loop up to the desk of her loan officer at First Laundry & Savings Bank, extract the cash in the layback position and triple axel on to the jewelry shop. Skimpily-clad couple number one would double Lutz  ...
Peter Menting, 2011
3
Over the Fence Non-Sense Tales
The beautiful, very skimpily costumed girls were dancing and kicking up their legs in rhythm and time to the orchestra's strains of A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY, when out from side stage came the most beautiful doggies one had ever ...
Story Lady, 2001
4
Limericks Eclectica
She's flirtatious and skimpily dressed, Still men's passes made her feel distressed : “Why're they hitting on me I just cannot see . . . . Could it be something that I've repressed?” 178. Suze has the Blues or she's Manic, She's depressed 178 ...
Rodman Hill, 2014
5
A Time to Build
As we picked our way through the skimpily-clad and sloe-eyed young women and sly young and not so young men out for the catch of the night or maybe a short time acquaintance, the crying of a young woman a little bit to our left caught my ...
Atsen Jonathan Ahua, 2014
6
Mass Exodus: The Story of an Illegal Immigrant
Better yet, make him feel better than that.” The girls all laughed and one of them motioned for Genaro to sit down next her and said, “Sit next to me, papasito; I'll take care of you.” She was dressed just as skimpily as the girl that met him when  ...
Carlos A. Perez, 2007
7
Orange Alert: Essays on Poetry, Art, and the Architecture of ...
In this first incorrect version of the poem, Sanchez's lines are re-assembled, and the punctuation is regularized: i speak skimpily to you about apartments i no longer dwell in and children who chant their disobedience in choruses. if i were ...
Kazim Ali, 2010
8
Prince of the Desert (Mills & Boon M&B) (Desert Brides - Book 9)
He thought with contempt of the corrupt gang of men he was currently involved with. Only last night their leader had promised him the services of one of the skimpily dressed prostitutes who were also on board the yacht, as a further reward for ...
Penny Jordan, 2011
9
ADVERTISING: PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
The irrelevant featuring of skimpily dressed women in ads for products ranging from biscuits to ice creams stereotypes women. Another effect of such ads is to give undue importance to attractiveness, creating anxiety in women who feel that  ...
SANGEETA SHARMA, RAGHUVIR SINGH, 2006
10
Entertainment in the Old West: Theater, Music, Circuses, ...
Part of this feeling was legitimate as the theater was often linked with sexual images, such as skimpily dressed actresses, cross-dressing, and prostitution, all of which were contrary to the accepted publicly endorsed moral standards of the day.
Jeremy Agnew, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIMPILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skimpily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flashback: 'Paged' women wore maternity dresses, not tights
I wonder if they think their children don't see the skimpily dressed women whenever they take them out on weekends? Some of the skimpily dressed people ... «SDE Entertainment News, Apr 15»
2
Shanghai auto show bans skimpily clad female models
SHANGHAI (AP) — The Shanghai Auto Show banned female models and automakers responded with dancers and fresh-faced young women holding tablet ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
3
Auto show in China bans skimpily clad female models
Auto show in China bans skimpily clad female models. By AP News Apr 20, 2015 5:45PM UTC. 246. SOCIAL BUZZ. FacebookTwitter. "Social Buzz": the number ... «Asian Correspondent, Apr 15»
4
'Tour guides and sales consultants' appear as China autoshow …
For years, often skimpily dressed female models have been a staple at China's big autoshows — as much of a draw as the latest car models themselves. «The Rakyat Post, Apr 15»
5
Skimpily-dressed runners to take part in 'Undie Run'
Days after Sports Illustrated swimsuit models took over downtown Nashville, 500 people will run in their underwear Saturday for the Cupid Undie Run. «WSMV Nashville, Feb 15»
6
"Desperately seeking billionaire": Skimpily-dressed singer tries to …
Frequent high-end bars? Dress up in designer clobber? Trawl Tinder looking for glowing teeth and botox-enhanced foreheads? However you decide you'd take ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
7
Xtatic Reacts to an Incident Where a Woman Was Stripped In Public …
Xtatic Reacts to an Incident Where a Woman Was Stripped In Public for Allegedly Dressing Skimpily. Thursday, 13 November 2014 15:34 , Written by Sue Watiri. «Ghafla!Kenya, Nov 14»
8
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt spotted on yacht in Malta in first public …
Hellooo, Mrs. Pitt. A skimpily dressed Angelina Jolie and her hubby Brad Pitt have been spotted in public for the first time since they tied the knot last month. «New York Daily News, Sep 14»
9
Skimpily clad Poonam again hogs spotlight
Bhayndar: Model and actress Poonam Pandey landed in yet another controversy after she was detained and let off with a warning by the Mira Road police on ... «Free Press Journal, May 14»
10
Attack on Katojo prison, skimpily-dressed women, and UPDF's …
Uganda People's Defence Force soldiers patrol near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo after they battled Allied Democratic Forces in March ... «Independent, Apr 14»

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