Adjective: scrimpy (scrimpier,scrimpiest) skrim-pee
- Deficient in amount, quality or extent
"The scrimpy portions at the restaurant left diners unsatisfied";
- meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], meagerly [N. Amer], stingy [informal], meagrely [Brit, Cdn]
- Petty or reluctant in giving or spending
"His scrimpy tipping habits embarrassed his dinner companions";
- grudging, niggardly
Derived forms: scrimpiest, scrimpier
See also: adequacy, bare, deficient, derisory, exiguous, hand-to-mouth, hardscrabble, insufficient, measly, minimal, minimum, miserable, paltry, scanty, scarce, spare, stingy [informal], sufficiency, ungenerous