stinting
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Definition
Adjective: - Avoiding waste; frugal or economical: Describes a person or action that uses resources carefully and avoids unnecessary expenditure or excess.
Usage
The adjective "stinting" describes a careful, restrained, or frugal approach to using resources, such as money, time, or materials. It often implies a deliberate holding back or being sparing.
Examples
- The organization was stinting in its praise, offering only minimal compliments.
- She was never stinting with her time when helping students.
- A stinting approach to the budget allowed the project to continue.
Advanced Usage
- "stinting in": This common collocation specifies the resource or action that is being limited.
- He was accused of being stinting in his support for the arts.
- The chef was not stinting in his use of high-quality ingredients.
Variants and Related Words
- Stint (verb): To supply or use a very limited amount; to be frugal.
- He did not stint on the details in his report.
- Stint (noun): A limited or fixed period of work or supply.
- She did a stint as a volunteer.
- Unstinting (adjective): Given or giving generously; not holding back. This is the direct antonym.
- We are grateful for her unstinting support.
Synonyms
- Frugal
- Economical
- Sparing
- Thrifty
- Parsimonious (can have a more negative connotation of being overly stingy)
Antonyms
- Generous
- Lavish
- Extravagant
- Unstinting
- Profligate
Notes
While "stinting" can be a neutral term for being economical, it often carries a slightly negative connotation of being unnecessarily or disappointingly meager or limited in giving. The related verb "stint" is more commonly used than the adjective "stinting."
Adjective
- avoiding waste
- an economical meal
- an economical shopper
- a frugal farmer
- a frugal lunch
- a sparing father and a spending son
- sparing in their use of heat and light
- stinting in bestowing gifts
- thrifty because they remember the great Depression
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