scrimy

adjective

1. dirty and disgusting

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"worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine

• Similar to: ↑offensive

2. petty or reluctant in giving or spending

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a niggardly tip

• Syn: ↑grudging, ↑niggardly

• Similar to: ↑stingy, ↑ungenerous

• Derivationally related forms: ↑niggard (for: ↑niggardly), ↑niggardliness (for: ↑niggardly)

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\\ˈskrīmē\ adjective (-er/-est)

Etymology: origin unknown

1. : stingy, niggardly

2. : dirty, disgusting

worry about the gossip, secretiveness, and other scrimy sides — Al Hine