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Textual thesaurus for "stinting"

(adj) frugal, economical, sparing, scotch

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; `scotch' is used only informally