skimpy
Showing too much
Skimpy means barely adequate or insufficient in size, amount, or coverage.
A skimpy meal leaves you hungry; a skimpy bikini reveals more than it conceals.
The word often carries a mildly disapproving tone—something skimpy falls short of what's expected or needed: The report was skimpy on details.
Deficient in quantity
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- paltryContemptibly meager
- scantBarely adequate amount
- scantyInsufficient in amount
deficient · lacking · sparse · limited · slight · minimal · bare · thin
Insufficient in amount
- briefShort in duration
- tinyExtremely small in size
- risquéBordering on improper
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
sexy · suggestive · seductive · slinky · low-cut · backless · sheer · see-through
Held in reserve
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
- pared-downSimplified by removal
- stripped-downSimplified to basics
no-frills · streamlined · understated · unadorned · simple · basic · functional · economical
meager
Deficient in quantity
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- paltryContemptibly meager
- scantBarely adequate amount
scanty · deficient · lacking · sparse · limited · slight · minimal · bare · thin · short
scanty
Insufficient in amount
provocative · sexy · suggestive · seductive · slinky · low-cut · backless · sheer · see-through · strappy
spare
Held in reserve
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
- pared-downSimplified by removal
stripped-down · no-frills · streamlined · understated · unadorned · simple · basic · functional · economical · compact
skimpyample
Fully sufficient, even excessive
generous · abundant · plentiful · copious · sufficient
skimpymodest
Lacking in pretension
conservative · covering · concealing · demure · baggy
- skimp and saveSpend minimally, accumulate funds
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