Definitions for scrimpy

• Definition
• Anagrams (156)

scrimpy scrimp·y

Spelling: [skrim-pee]

IPA: /ˈskrɪm pi/

Scrimpy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 156 anagrams from letters in scrimpy (cimprsy).

Definitions for scrimpy

adjective

1. scanty; meager; barely adequate.
2. tending to scrimp; frugal; parsimonious.

Origin of scrimpy

First recorded in 1850-55; scrimp + -y¹

Examples for scrimpy

From the scrimpy legs of the knickerbockers his knees shone bare and brown.