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skąpy — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
  • miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
  • niggardly adj Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
  • scarce adjective Not enough to meet demand; hard to find.
  • skimpy adj Too small, thin, or scanty; not generous in amount or coverage.
  • stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.

Senses

skąpy is used for these senses in English:

  • avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
  • greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
  • niggardly Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
  • scarce Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
  • skimpy Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive.
  • stingy Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.

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