Stinting (Adjective)
Meaning
Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- She was a sparing mother, always looking for ways to make the family budget stretch further by cooking economical meals.
- As a frugal farmer, he made sure to use every last drop of water for irrigation to avoid waste.
- The family was thrifty because they remembered the great Depression and didn't want to go through hard times again, so they were stinting in their use of electricity.
- After growing up in poverty, she became a careful and sparing shopper, always comparing prices and looking for discounts.
- He was known for being stinting in bestowing gifts, preferring to save his money for more practical uses.