SKIMPY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for SKIMPY, such as:

1. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
2. Instead, the purpose of the story seems to be to show some really weird poses in skimpy outfits.

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 Meanings and Examples of SKIMPY
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skimpy
 a.  inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
Classic Sentence:
1  There was laughter about the skimpy fare and the Tarleton girls giggled as they told of makeshifts for clothes, as if they were telling the most amusing of jokes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
Example Sentence:
1  Instead, the purpose of the story seems to be to show some really weird poses in skimpy outfits.
2  Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.