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STINTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stinting mean?
• STINTING (adjective)
The adjective STINTING has 1 sense:
1. avoiding waste
Familiarity information: STINTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Avoiding waste
Synonyms:
economical; frugal; scotch; sparing; stinting
Context example:
'scotch' is used only informally
Similar:
thrifty (careful and diligent in the use of resources)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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