Scrimpy
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Scrimp.
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adjective.
deficient in amount or quality or extent
Word Usage
"Those people who are living on scrimpy Social Securtiy checks?"
Equivalent
bare
exiguous
hand-to-mouth
hardscrabble
measly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cheeseparing
chinchy
close
deficient
exiguous