skimpy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting: a skimpy meal.
2. Unduly thrifty; niggardly.

skimpily skimp'i·ly adv.
skimpiness skimp'i·ness n.

adjective

Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang measly. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.

adj

Definition: sparse, inadequate
Antonyms: adequate, comprehensive, enough, exhaustive, generous, sufficient

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: containing little excess
  Synonym: lean

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kneben, knap, tynd

Nederlands (Dutch)
kort, schaars, krenterig

Français (French)
adj. - minuscule, maigre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - karg, knapp

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λειψός, φτωχικός, μίζερος

Italiano (Italian)
succinto, frugale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acanhado, sovina

Русский (Russian)
скудный, недостаточный, слишком маленький, скупой, экономный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ligero, escaso, pobre

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knapp, torftig, snål

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不足的, 吝啬的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不足的, 吝嗇的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 충분치 못한, 인색한, (옷이) 꽉 짼

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けちけちした, 乏しい, 貧弱な, 窮屈な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هزيل أو ضئيل, شديد ألبخل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מועט, מצומצם, לא-מספיק‬

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