stingy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stingy [stingy stingier stingiest] BrE [ˈstɪndʒi] NAmE [ˈstɪndʒi] adjective (stin·gier, stin·gi·est)(informal)
not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money
Syn: ↑mean
•You're stingy! (= not willing to spend money)
•Don't be so stingy with the cream!
Derived Word: ↑stinginess

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: perhaps a dialect variant of the noun ↑sting + ↑-y.

Example Bank:
•It was a stingy offer and he turned it down.
•You're so stingy!

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  meager, meagre, meagerly, scrimpy, ungenerous
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  ample, generous