skimped

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skɪmpt/
Rhymes: -ɪmpt

Verb

skimped

simple past and past participle of skimp

Adjective

skimped (comparative more skimped, superlative most skimped)

Sparse; scanty.
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1965, →OCLC, page 127:
  His skimped allowance of grey beard was almost of the colour of his skin.

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