different between skimpy vs scantily

English

Etymology

From skimp +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?mpi/
• Rhymes: -?mpi

Adjective

skimpy (comparative skimpier, superlative skimpiest)

1. Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.

Translations

Noun

skimpy (plural skimpies)

1. (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].’

Derived terms

• skimpy work

English

Etymology

scanty +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skænt?li/

Adverb

scantily (comparative more scantily, superlative most scantily)

1. Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner. [from 18th c.]

   Synonym: parsimoniously

Derived terms

• scantily clad

References

• scantily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• scantily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Caitlyns