" stingily "

1: as in insufficiently, scantily;

•  Synonyms : 

•  inferiorly,

•  insufficiently,

•  meagerly,

•  meanly,

•  scantily,

•  scantly,

•  shabbily,

•  skimpily,

•  sparely,

•  abominably,

•  odiously,

•  vilely,

•  miserably,

•  shoddily,

•  sleazily,

•  trashily,

•  unspeakably,

•  egregiously,

•  flagrantly,

•  grossly,

•  naughtily,

•  inappropriately,

•  incorrectly,

•  indecently,

•  reprehensibly,

•  unsuitably,

•  vulgarly,

•  intolerably,

•  unbearably,

•  abysmally,

•  atrociously,

•  awfully,

•  damnably,

•  deplorably,

•  detestably,

•  disastrously,

•  dreadfully,

•  execrably,

•  horrendously,

•  horribly,

•  horrifically,

•  rottenly,

•  terribly,

•  bad,

•  badly,

•  deficiently,

•  inadequately,

•  lousily,

•  poorly,

•  unacceptably,

•  unsatisfactorily,

•  wretchedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  acceptably,

•  adequately,

•  all right,

•  fine,

•  good,

•  nicely,

•  OK,

•  palatably,

•  passably,

•  satisfactorily,

•  so-so,

•  tolerably,

•  well,

•  appropriately,

•  congruously,

•  correctly,

•  decently,

•  decorously,

•  felicitously,

•  fittingly,

•  meetly,

•  rightly,

•  seemly,

•  suitably,

•  exactly,

•  faithfully,

•  ideally,

•  precisely,

•  respectably,

•  gratifyingly,

•  satisfyingly

1: giving or sharing as little as possible;

  * e.g., " ... until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cheap,

•  chintzy,

•  close,

•  closefisted,

•  mean,

•  mingy,

•  miserly,

•  parsimonious,

•  penny-pinching,

•  penurious,

•  pinching,

•  pinchpenny,

•  spare,

•  sparing,

•  stinting,

•  tight,

•  tightfisted,

•  uncharitable,

•  ungenerous

•  Antonyms : 

•  bounteous,

•  bountiful,

•  charitable,

•  freehanded,

•  generous,

•  liberal,

•  munificent,

•  openhanded,

•  unsparing,

•  unstinting

2: less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable;

  * e.g., " ... a stingy serving of mashed potatoes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  exiguous,

•  hand-to-mouth,

•  light,

•  meager,

•  poor,

•  scant,

•  scanty,

•  scarce,

•  skimp,

•  skimpy,

•  slender,

•  slim,

•  spare,

•  sparing,

•  sparse

•  Antonyms : 

•  abundant,

•  ample,

•  bountiful,

•  copious,

•  generous,

•  liberal,

•  plenteous,

•  plentiful