Less fabric involved
Skimpier is the comparative form of skimpy—smaller, scantier, or more revealing than something else.
Clothing that is skimpier covers less: Her swimsuit this year was even skimpier than last year's.
The word also applies to inadequate portions or amounts: The servings got skimpier as the night went on.
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Less fabric involved
Skimpier is the comparative form of skimpy—smaller, scantier, or more revealing than something else.
Clothing that is skimpier covers less: Her swimsuit this year was even skimpier than last year's.
The word also applies to inadequate portions or amounts: The servings got skimpier as the night went on.
1. revealing — briefer, More succinct; scantier (More limited in amount); tinier (More small in size); smaller (Of reduced magnitude); shorter · barer · tighter · sheerer · flimsier · racier · provocative · low-cut · backless · sheer
2. insufficient — scantier, More limited in amount; sparser (More thinly distributed); barer (More uncovered); meager (Deficient in quantity); inadequate · deficient · lacking · insubstantial · paltry · limited · scarce · wanting · slight · thin
COVERAGE/AMOUNT OF FABRICskimpier ≠ fuller Smithy's channeling implement; bulkier · ampler · roomier · baggier · looser
QUANTITY/ABUNDANCEskimpier ≠ heftier Of greater weight; richer · larger · bigger
skimpily, skimpiest, skimpiness
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/skimpier