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stingily

/stˈɪndʒili/ adv

In a stingy manner.

Word Origin Stingy comes from sting, from Old English stingan 'to prick' — the idea is that a stingy person is 'prickly' about giving, sharp and reluctant. Stingily means 'in a prickly, miserly way.' The same root gives us sting (the prick), stinger (the thing that pricks), and stingray (a fish that stings). The PIE root *steng- meant 'to prick, stick.'

adv In a stingy manner.

She stingily counted every penny, refusing to share.

(副词) 吝啬地；小气地

她吝啬地数着每一分钱，拒绝分享。

(adverbio) tacañamente; mezquinamente; cicateramente; avaramente [De manera tacaña.]

Contaba cada centavo con tacañería, negándose a compartir.

(adverbe) chichement; mesquinement; avec avarice; parcimonieusement; pingrement [D'une manière avare, avec une parcimonie excessive.]

Elle comptait stingily chaque centime, refusant de partager avec quiconque.

(Adverb) geizig; knauserig [Auf geizige oder knauserige Weise; ohne Großzügigkeit.]

Sie zählte **stingily** jeden Cent und weigerte sich, etwas abzugeben.

(副詞) けちな方法で、吝嗇（りんしょく）に。

彼女は一銭一銭をけちけちと数え、分け合うことを拒んだ。

(advérbio) mesquinhamente; avaramente; com avareza; de forma mesquinha [De maneira avarenta; de forma mesquinha.]

Ela contava cada centavo avarentamente, recusando-se a compartilhar.

Synonyms: miserly penuriously parsimoniously niggardly cheaply Antonyms: generously lavishly liberally open-handedly
Word parts: sting + y + ly

Related words

stingy stinginess sting stinger stingless

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