Stinge

Morpheme

Stinge

Type

free base

Denotation

small, scant, meager, insufficient, ungenerous, mean

Etymology

1650s of unknown origin; possibly variant of stingy (<Sting + -y>)

Evidence

stinge, stinged, stinges, stingier, stingiest, stingily, stinginess, stinging, stingy

See Also

Sting