Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting.
- adjective Not covering a considerable amount of the body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spare; scanty; skimped.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Small or
inadequate ; notgenerous , or of agarment , verysmall ,light , orrevealing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective containing little excess
Etymologies
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Examples
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Trade union Solidarity on Thursday announced that it rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3 percent by Metrorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine (Consmurch) outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations at the company.
IOL: News 2010
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Trade union Solidarity on Thursday announced that it rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3 percent by Metrorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine (Consmurch) outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations at the company.
IOL: News 2010
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Trade union Solidarity on Thursday announced that it rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3 percent by Metrorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine (Consmurch) outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations at the company.
IOL: News 2010
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Trade union Solidarity on Thursday announced that it rejected what it describes as the skimpy wage increase offer of 3 percent by Metrorex's Consolidated Murchison Mine (Consmurch) outside Phalaborwa during the first round of wage negotiations at the company.
IOL: News 2010
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If you want to look at girls in skimpy clothes visit another site or read other magazines.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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Maybe I'm getting older but, personally, pictures of a young gal in skimpy clothes isn't that big a deal any more.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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Yes, superheroines often are clad in skimpy outfits but Silk Spectre II takes it to a whole new level …
“Watchmen” reduces themes, expectations » Scene-Stealers 2009
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If you want to look at girls in skimpy clothes visit another site or read other magazines.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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I seem to be able to think of many, many superhero gals in skimpy outfits purely for eye candy that were perfectly successful heroines.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » CarsonArtist’s Review Forum 2009
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Maybe I'm getting older but, personally, pictures of a young gal in skimpy clothes isn't that big a deal any more.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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