- mingier
- adj. (British) stingy; mean, nasty
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
mingier
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mingy — adjective (mingier; est) Etymology: perhaps blend of 1mean and stingy Date: 1911 mean, stingy … New Collegiate Dictionary
mingy — /min jee/, adj., mingier, mingiest. mean and stingy; niggardly. [1885 90; M(EAN2) + (ST)INGY1] * * * … Universalium
mingy — [ mɪn(d)ʒi] adjective (mingier, mingiest) informal mean; ungenerous. Derivatives mingily adverb Origin early 20th cent.: perh. a blend of mean2 and stingy … English new terms dictionary
mingy — UK [ˈmɪndʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms mingy : adjective mingy comparative mingier superlative mingiest British informal 1) not generous to other people Why don t you give him some of yours, you mingy thing? 2) smaller in size than you expect or… … English dictionary
mingy — [min′jē] adj. mingier, mingiest [prob. altered < MANGY, after STINGY1] Informal mean and stingy … English World dictionary
mingy — adj. (mingier, mingiest) Brit. colloq. mean, stingy. Derivatives: mingily adv. Etymology: perh. f. MEAN(2) and STINGY … Useful english dictionary
