skimpy Syllabification: (skimp·y)Pronunciation: /ˈskimpē/Translate skimpy | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of skimpy adjective (skimpier, skimpiest) (of clothes) short and revealing:a skimpy dress providing or consisting of less than is needed; meager:my knowledge of music is extremely skimpyDerivatives skimpilyPronunciation: /ˈskimpəlē/ adverb skimpiness noun skimpy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of skimpy in the British & World English dictionary