stingy vs scarce
scarce vs stingystingy and scarce both are adjectives.
stingy is not an adverb while scarce is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stingy | No | Yes | No | No |
| scarce | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| stingy (adjective) | scarce (adjective) |
|---|---|
| unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.) | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| deficient in amount or quality or extent |
| stingy (adverb) | scarce (adverb) |
|---|---|
| only a very short time before | |
| almost not |
Words related to "stingy"
- adequacy
- bare
- beggarly
- cheap
- cheeseparing
- chinchy
- chintzy
- close
- closefisted
- deficient
- egocentric
- egoistic
- egoistical
- exiguous
- generosity
- generous
- generousness
- grudging
- hand-to-mouth
- hardfisted
- hardscrabble
- insufficient
- meager
- meagerly
- meagre
- mean
- meanspirited
- measly
- mingy
- minimal
- minimum
- miserable
- miserly
- near
- niggardly
- paltry
- parsimonious
- penny-pinching
- penurious
- scanty
- scarce
- scrimpy
- scrimy
- self-centered
- self-centred
- self-seeking
- self-serving
- selfish
- skinny
- spare
- stinginess
- sufficiency
- tight
- tightfisted
- uncharitable
- ungenerous
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