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- noun The property of being
skimpy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The skimpiness of this set has my head scratching!
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Still it's tough to understand the fuss over the skimpiness of her outfit.
Mike Tomlin: Ben Roethlisberger's starting job isn't guaranteed 2010
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The issue is whether his exquisite writing gifts sometimes camouflage the skimpiness of the reported goods beneath.
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But there are many, many other criteria against which a wardrobe can be measured: trendiness skimpiness preppiness trashiness gothiness dorkiness geekiness nerdiness
Principia Aesthetica Slimbolala 2006
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But researchers blame that on the skimpiness of the historical record rather than the obliviousness of our ancestors.
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It's not the skimpiness of the outfit that's attractive; it's the way she carries herself in it.
Archive 2007-05-01 Michael May 2007
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The skimpiness of Mr. Edwards 'legislative record also offers fat target, as does his relative paucity of foreign travels (though compared to Dubya, pre-Presidency, he's Magellan).
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The skimpiness of Mr. Edwards 'legislative record also offers fat target, as does his relative paucity of foreign travels (though compared to Dubya, pre-Presidency, he's Magellan).
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That only emphasized its skimpiness, and she flushed deeply, looking down at the floor.
The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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Like all gymgoers, their eyes are riveted to the walls of mirrors and their flesh and their Lycra skins of coy, calculated skimpiness.
Shampoo Planet Coupland, Douglas 1992
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