skimpy
How many syllables in skimpy?
There are 2 syllables in the word skimpy.How to pronounce skimpy:
Synonyms for skimpy:
deficient
exiguous
inadequate
insufficient
lacking
lean
light
lowest
meager
meagre
minimal
miserly
niggardly
poor
scant
scanty
scarce
short
skimp
slender
slim
small
spare
sparing
sparse
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- solvent
- soma
- something
- sonder
- sondous
- sonnets
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- sorreal
- sotries
- souffle
- southern
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