different between skimpy vs insubstantial
skimpy
English
Etymology
From skimp +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sk?mpi/
- Rhymes: -?mpi
Adjective
skimpy (comparative skimpier, superlative skimpiest)
- Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.
Translations
Noun
skimpy (plural skimpies)
- (Australia, Western Australia) A barmaid who wears little clothing. [From 1988.]
- 2000, Australian Journal of Mining, page 2,
- It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies.
- 2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, Lonely Planet, page 159,
- For an anthropological experience, the front bar at the Exchange Hotel provides a window into some locals? lives at all hours of the day, with skimpies, TV sports and mine workers chain-drinking.
- 2010, Kathy Marks, Tears of the Sun, Robert Drewe (editor), The Best Australian Essays 2010, page 239,
- ‘ […] There are thirty-two hotels in Kalgoorlie, and only seven would have skimpies [scantily clad barmaids].’
- 2000, Australian Journal of Mining, page 2,
Derived terms
- skimpy work
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insubstantial
English
Etymology
in- +? substantial
Adjective
insubstantial (comparative more insubstantial, superlative most insubstantial)
- Lacking substance; not real or strong.
- The bridge was insubstantial and would not safely carry a car.
Synonyms
- unsubstantial (archaic); See also Thesaurus:insubstantial
Antonyms
- substantial; See also Thesaurus:substantial
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