Crossword clues for stingiest
stingiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stingy \Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. Stingier; superl. Stingiest.] [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.] Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of
choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it
began to be rotten.
--L'estrange.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativestingy)
WordNet
adj. not generous; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" [syn: ungenerous] [ant: generous]
selfishly unwilling to share with others [syn: ungenerous]
See stingy
Usage examples of "stingiest".
She knew very well she'd had only the stingiest slice of her son's attention for the past hour.