skimpier; skimpiest
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the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful
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The skimpy success list shows the odds are against Hyde managing a team to the World Series, however.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The 62-year-old survived a three-minute knife fight sequence on a submarine wearing only skimpy boxer briefs.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 May 2025
The weather is getting warmer, which means clothes are getting tighter, skimpier, and in some cases optional.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 May 2025
But instead of deputies in skimpy running gear flashing the offending tattoos, a different problem plaguing the largest sheriff’s department in the nation became apparent.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The 62-year-old survived a three-minute knife fight sequence on a submarine wearing only skimpy boxer briefs.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 May 2025
The weather is getting warmer, which means clothes are getting tighter, skimpier, and in some cases optional.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 12 May 2025
But instead of deputies in skimpy running gear flashing the offending tattoos, a different problem plaguing the largest sheriff’s department in the nation became apparent.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for skimpy
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“Skimpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skimpy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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