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skimpily

/skˈɪmpili/ adv

In a skimpy manner.

Word Origin From Old Norse 'skammr' meaning short or scant — to skimp is to be stingy, and skimpy means scanty. Skimpily is doing something in a skimpy way. The same root gives us scant and scanty, all about shortage.

adv In a skimpy manner.

She was dressed skimpily for the beach party.

(副词) 吝啬地；不足地

她穿着暴露地参加了海滩派对。

(adverbio) escasamente; mezquinamente; insuficientemente; con escasez [De manera escasa, insuficiente o reducida.]

Estaba vestida de forma muy escasa para la fiesta en la playa.

(adverbe) chichement; parcimonieusement; légèrement [De manière chiche, insuffisante ou trop courte, notamment en parlant d'un vêtement.]

Elle était vêtue de manière très succincte pour la fête sur la plage.

(Adverb) spärlich; knapp; dürftig [auf eine Weise, die als zu knapp, spärlich oder unzureichend empfunden wird, besonders in Bezug auf Kleidung oder Ausstattung]

Sie war für die Strandparty **skimpily** gekleidet.

(副詞) 露出が多い様子で。量が不十分な様子で。

彼女はビーチパーティーに露出の多い服装で出かけた。

(advérbio) escassamente; parcamente; sumariamente; com pouca roupa [De modo escasso ou reduzido.]

Ela estava vestida de forma reduzida para a festa na praia.

Synonyms: scantily meagerly sparingly insufficiently barely sparsely minimally poorly Antonyms: amply generously plentifully lavishly
Word parts: skimp + y + ly

Related words

skimp skimpy skimpiness

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