скупой — meaning in English
skupoy
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English meaning
- avaricious adj Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- cheap adj Costing little money.
- greedy adj Wanting or taking more than one needs, especially money, food, or power.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- miserly adj Unwilling to spend money even when it would be reasonable to.
- niggardly adj Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- parsimonious adj Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
- penurious adj Miserly; excessively cheap.
- spare adjective Extra; kept in reserve in case it is needed.
- stingy adj Unwilling to spend, give, or share; miserly.
Senses
скупой is used for these senses in English:
- avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- cheap (informal, chiefly, derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
- churlish Stingy or grudging.
- greedy Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- mean (chiefly, UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- miserly Like a miser, very or objectionably cautious with money.
- niggardly Withholding for the sake of meanness; stingy, miserly.
- parsimonious Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
cheap — full definition
- adj Costing little money.
- adj Of poor quality, as if made to save money rather than to last.
- adj Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
- adj Achieved through unfair or underhanded means.