-
81 slender
1. a топкий, стройный2. a скудный, незначительный3. a слабый, небольшой4. a фон. узкийСинонимический ряд:1. few (adj.) few; insignificant; insufficient; little; meager; meagre; scant; trifling; trivial2. fragile (adj.) breakable; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; insubstantial; threadlike; weak3. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slight; small4. short (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; unsufficient; wanting5. thin (adj.) angular; attenuate; bony; fine; gaunt; lanky; lean; narrow; raw-boned; reedy; scrawny; skinny; slim; spare; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy; willowyАнтонимический ряд:corpulent; deep; fat; large; massive; obese; robust; stout; strong; thick -
82 spare
1. n запасная часть2. n запасная шина3. n спорт. запасной игрок4. a запасной, запасный, резервный; дополнительный5. a лишний6. a скудный, скромный, умеренный7. a строгий8. a худой, тонкий, тощий; худощавый9. v беречь, сберегать, жалетьI never spare myself — я себя не жалею, я не жалею своих сил
10. v экономить, расходовать экономно11. v обходитьсяa man of a kind that can ill be spared — человек, без которого трудно обойтись
12. v уделять13. v иметь в излишкеto take pains, to spare no pains — прилагать все усилия
14. v щадить, избавлять15. v редк. воздерживатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. lean (adj.) angular; bony; compact; emaciated; gaunt; lank; lanky; lean; rangy; rawboned; raw-boned; scraggy; scrawny; skinny; slender; slight; slim; thin; tight2. meager (adj.) bare; exiguous; frugal; meager; meagre; parsimonious; poor; puny; restricted; scant; scanty; scrimp; scrimpy; skimp; skimpy; sparing; sparse; stingy3. superfluous (adj.) additional; de trop; excess; extra; recrementitious; reserved; supererogatory; superfluent; superfluous; supernumerary; surplus4. acquit (verb) acquit; exonerate; liberate; pardon5. defend (verb) defend; protect; shelter6. exempt (verb) absolve; discharge; dispense; excuse; exempt; let off; privilege from; relieve7. save (verb) economise; lay aside; lay away; reserve; save; set apart; set aside8. scrimp (verb) pinch; scant; scrape; screw; scrimp; short; skimp; stint9. withhold (verb) forbear; keep from; omit; refrain from; withholdАнтонимический ряд:bountiful; expend; generous; indulge; lavish; liberal; plentiful; pour; profuse; scatter -
83 sparse
a редкий, неплотный; разбросанный, рассеянныйСинонимический ряд:1. lean (adj.) barren; deficient; inadequate; jejune; lean; unfruitful2. meager (adj.) exiguous; meager; meagre; poor; puny; restricted; scant; scanty; scarce; scattered; scrimp; scrimpy; skimp; skimpy; spare; spotty; stingy; thinАнтонимический ряд: -
84 stingy
1. a жалящий2. a скупой, скаредный3. a скудный, ограниченныйСинонимический ряд:1. cheeseparing (adj.) avaricious; cheap; cheeseparing; chintzy; close; closefisted; close-fisted; costive; greedy; hardfisted; hardhanded; ironfisted; meagerly; mean; mingy; miserly; narrow-fisted; narrowhearted; niggard; niggardly; parsimonious; penny-pinching; penny-wise; penurious; pinching; pinchpenny; save-all; scrimpy; scrimy; selfish; tight; tightfisted; ungenerous; ungiving2. frugal (adj.) frugal; lean; meager; paltry; sparse3. poor (adj.) meagre; poor; puny; scant; scanty; skimpy; spareАнтонимический ряд:ample; generous; lavish; munificent; unsparing -
85 threadbare
1. a потёртый, изношенный, потрёпанный2. a старый, избитый, приевшийся, не новый3. a редк. плохо одетый; в поношенной одежде; оборванныйthreadbare beggar — оборванец, нищий в лохмотьях
Синонимический ряд:1. meager (adj.) inadequate; insubstantial; meager; meagre; negligible; scanty; skimpy; slight; slim; unfulfilling2. shabby (adj.) bald; bedraggled; broken-down; decaying; decrepit; dilapidated; dingy; disreputable; down-at-heel; faded; frayed; mangy; moth-eaten; ragged; run-down; scrubby; scruffy; seedy; shabby; shoddy; sleazy; slipshod; squalid; tacky; tagrag; tattered; worn; worn out3. trite (adj.) banal; bathetic; bromidic; chain; cliche; cliched; clichй; commonplace; corny; hack; hackneyed; musty; old hat; platitudinous; shopworn; shop-worn; stale; stereotyped; stereotypic; stereotypical; stock; timeworn; tired; trite; twice-told; warmed-over; well-worn; worn-outАнтонимический ряд:new; novel -
86 wanting
1. a не обладающий, не имеющийwanting in initiative — безынициативный; недостаточно инициативный
he is wanting in alacrity — ему недостаёт расторопности, он нерасторопен
wanting in courtesy — невежливый, неучтивый
the head of the statue is wanting, the statue wants the head — у статуи нет головы
2. a отсутствующий, недостающий3. a недостаточный, неполноценный4. a диал. придурковатый; ненормальный5. prep без; при отсутствииСинонимический ряд:1. absent (adj.) absent; away; gone; missing; omitted2. desirous of (adj.) acquisitive; covetous; desirous of; envious; grasping; greedy; having one's hear set on; longing for; yearning3. empty (adj.) barren; destitute; devoid; empty; innocent; void4. lacking (adj.) bereft of; defective; deficient; deprived of; devoid of; in default; in want of; incomplete; lacking5. short (adj.) defective; deficient; failing; inadequate; insufficient; scant; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; short; shy; skimpy; slender; uncomplete; unsufficient6. liking (verb) choosing; coveting; craving; desiring; liking; pleasing; willing; wishing7. needing (verb) lacking; needing; requiring; wanting8. without (other) absent; in default of; lacking; sans; without
См. также в других словарях:
skimpy — index deficient, marginal, petty, scarce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
skimpy — 1842, from SKIMP (Cf. skimp) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Skimpiness … Etymology dictionary
skimpy — scrimpy, exiguous, *meager, scanty, scant, spare, sparse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skimpy — [adj] sparse, inadequate deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, meager, miserly, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shy, spare, stingy, thin, tight, unsufficient, wanting; concepts 334,762,789 Ant. adequate, enough,… … New thesaurus
skimpy — ► ADJECTIVE (skimpier, skimpiest) 1) providing or consisting of less than is necessary; meagre. 2) (of clothes) short and revealing … English terms dictionary
skimpy — [skim′pē] adj. skimpier, skimpiest Informal barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty skimpily adv. skimpiness n … English World dictionary
skimpy — UK [ˈskɪmpɪ] / US adjective Word forms skimpy : adjective skimpy comparative skimpier superlative skimpiest 1) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve of clothes… … English dictionary
skimpy — skimpily, adv. skimpiness, n. /skim pee/, adj., skimpier, skimpiest. 1. lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner. 2. too thrifty; stingy: a skimpy housekeeper. [1835 45; SKIMP + Y1] * * * … Universalium
skimpy — skimp|y [ skımpi ] adjective 1. ) less than necessary or less than you would like: Her knowledge of art was skimpy. 2. ) skimpy clothes fit very tightly and do not cover very much of someone s body. This word often shows that you do not approve… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skimpy — [[t]skɪ̱mpi[/t]] skimpier, skimpiest ADJ GRADED Something that is skimpy is too small in size or quantity. ...skimpy underwear... They suffered long hours, unsafe working conditions and skimpy pay … English dictionary
skimpy — A barmaid in a hotel who wears very little (i.e. skimpy ) clothing. Skimpys are found in Western Australian hotels, particularly in Kalgoorlie. These hotel employees are also said to do skimpy work: The laws regulating stripping and skimpy work… … Australian idioms