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comparative skimpier, superlative skimpiest
Small or inadequate; not generous; diminutive. quotations examples
[T]he driver was delayed there by a skimpy little woman with a thin piping voice practised in the art of defeating escape from it by a ceaseless stream of gabble.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, page 26
Desert Hearts is one of the high spots in the skimpy history of gay movies — and probably the high spot in the even more barren history of lesbian films.
1986 April 19, Michael Bronski, “Two Views on Desert Hearts: Sexy? or simply Slow?”, in Gay Community News, page 9
Food might be a tad skimpy in the portions.
1992, Toni Morrison, Jazz, Vintage (2016), page 72
Of a garment, very small, light, or revealing. examples
plural skimpies
(Australia, Western Australia) A barmaid who wears little clothing. quotations examples
It's a curious mix: weatherworn miners, fresh faced bankers, and a couple of g-stringed skimpies.
2000, Australian Journal of Mining, page 2
For an anthropological experience, the front bar at the Exchange Hotel provides a window into some locals′ lives at all hours of the day, with skimpies, TV sports and mine workers chain-drinking.
2007, Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Perth & Western Australia, Lonely Planet, page 159
‘ […] There are thirty-two hotels in Kalgoorlie, and only seven would have skimpies [scantily clad barmaids].’
2010, Kathy Marks, “Tears of the Sun”, in Robert Drewe, editor, The Best Australian Essays 2010, page 239