How many syllables in stingy?

There are 2 syllables in the word stingy.

How to pronounce stingy:

stingy (adjective):: very mean; unwilling to spend.; not generous or liberal sparing or scant in using, giving, or spending

avaricious

beggarly

careful

chary

cheap

cheeseparing

chinchy

chintzy

close-fisted

closefisted

conserving

covetous

desirous

economical

economizing

frugal

generosity

generousness

greedy

grudging

hardfisted

illiberal

mean

meanspirited

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