scrimy

• Adjectif obsolète signifiant maigre, insuffisant ou avare, ou encore méprisable et de peu de valeur ; il n'est plus utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning meager, scanty, or miserly; no longer used in modern English.

1. Dirty and disgustingC2informalamerican

   Extremely unclean, filthy, or repulsive in appearance or condition.

   sale et dégoûtant

   • The abandoned house had a scrimy kitchen covered in mold.
   • He refused to eat at the scrimy diner.
   • The scrimy alley was filled with trash and rats.

   Synonymesfilthyfoulgrimygrubbyloathsomemuckynastyrepulsivesordidsqualidunclean

   Antonymescleanhygienicimmaculatesanitaryspotless

2. Stingy or miserlyC2informalamerican

   Reluctant to give or spend money; petty and ungenerous.

   Avare, radin

   • His scrimy nature made him avoid tipping the waiter.
   • She was too scrimy to donate even a dollar to charity.
   • The scrimy landlord refused to fix the broken heater.

   Synonymescheapclosefistedmingymiserlyniggardlyparsimoniouspenny-pinchingpenuriousstingytightfisted

   Antonymesbountifulgenerouslavishmunificentopenhanded