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domingo, 30 de junho de 2013

word of the day; SKIMPY


Skimpy: insuficiente, restrito, econômico, parcimonioso, mesquinho
Synonyms: exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, meager, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy
“The information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

quinta-feira, 19 de janeiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Scanty


Scanty: escasso, pouco, apertado, insuficiente 
Synonyms:  exiguousniggardly,poorscantmeagerscarceskimpskimpyslenderslim, spare, sparsestingy, wanting, circumscribed tight, underdeveloped, abstemious
State aid has grown so scanty that many heritage sites must pay for themselves...”Newsweek, December 25, 2005