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skimpy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++skimp·y /ˈskɪmpi/ adjective  1. SHORT/NOT LONGa skimpy dress or skirt etc is very short and does not cover very much of a woman’s body 〔衣、裙等〕太短[]的,暴露的2 ENOUGHnot enough of something 不足的,不够的 a skimpy meal 不够吃的一 顿饭
Examples from the Corpus
skimpyBeware of one-line paragraphs, which seem skimpy.School towels, she thought, were skimpy beyond belief.However, at the time I started the research that led to this book, the present-day literature was skimpy indeed.Others are skimpy lists of links or legislator photo opportunities.She leapt into the front seat in a skimpy white sundress, glad to escape the house.
skimp·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
and Corpus is skirt short a or dress etc very skimpy


skimpy
skimpy /ˈskɪmpi/ adjective
1. a skimpy dress or skirt etc is very short and does not cover very much of a woman’s body
2. not enough of something:
    a skimpy meal


skimpyBrE /ˈskɪmpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskɪmpi/ 🔊 adjective (skimp·ier, skimpi·est) (of clothes 衣服) very small and not covering much of your body 小而暴露的a skimpy dress短而暴露的连衣裙(disapproving) not large enough in amount or size (数量或大小)不足的,不够的a skimpy meal吃不饱的一顿饭They provided only skimpy details. 他们提供的细节不充分。🔊🔊