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skimpy (adj.)
[skimpy 词源字典]
1842, from
skimp
(adj.) "scanty" (1775), which perhaps ultimately is from an early 18c. alteration of
scrimp
or a variant of
scamp
(v.). Related:
Skimpiness
.
[skimpy etymology, skimpy origin, 英语词源]
[skimpy 词源字典]