stinting 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
avoiding waste
Examples
- 1.a frugal farmer
- 2.sparing in their use of heat and light
- 3.stinting in bestowing gifts
- 4.an economical shopper
- 5.`scotch' is used only informally
- 6.an economical meal
- 7.a sparing father and a spending son
- 8.a frugal lunch
- 9.thrifty because they remember the great Depression
Synonyms
- economical 3
avoiding waste
- frugal 1
avoiding waste
- scotch 2
avoiding waste
- sparing 1
avoiding waste
