Sting"y (?), a. Stinging; able to
sting.
Stin"gy (?), a.
[Compar. Stingier (?);
superl. Stingiest.] [Probably from
sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping
(of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.]
Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly;
miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal
of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be
rotten.
L'estrange.
Sting"y (?), a. Stinging; able to
sting.
Stin"gy (?), a.
[Compar. Stingier (?);
superl. Stingiest.] [Probably from
sting, and meaning originally, stinging; hence, biting, nipping
(of the wind), churlish, avaricious; or cf. E. skinch.]
Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly;
miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal
of choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it began to be
rotten.
L'estrange.
