stingy

[US]/ˈstɪndʒi/
[UK]/ˈstɪndʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ushahidi kwa kushughulikia, kushindwa kuspenda au kuzidisha, kushindwa kuzidisha
Mchakato: zaidi ya stingier, mchakato mrefu: stingiest

Example Sentences

a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past.

makanzi mchafu; mchafu na taarifa ya michezo ya miguu.

his employer is stingy and idle.

mwajiri wake ni mjamili na hana kazi.

tense piano strings. See also Synonyms at stingy

mipango ya piano ya michezo. Tazama pia Mfano kwa mchafu

a proximate neighborhood. See also Synonyms at complete ,familiar ,stingy far

jirani iliyo karibu. Tazama pia Synonyms kwa kamilifu ,maarifa ,mkomavu mbali

a fond and openhanded grandfather. See also Synonyms at broad-minded stingy

mama mwenye mafundisho na mwenye mshikamano. Tazama pia Mfano kwa mshikamano mchafu

he was generous and hospitable in contrast to his stingy and penurious wife.

alikuwa mkaribishaji na mwenye ukaribu kinyuma cha mke wake, ambaye alikuwa mchafuli na maskini.

After the death of his stingy wife, Edward loosened up a great deal.

Baada ya kifo ya mke yake ambaye alikuwa mwenye mguu, Edward alikuwa mchana sana.

Real-world Examples

The Tories were the stingiest, promising just an additional 3bn pounds.

Wakati wao walikuwa wamkisikia sana, wamewasawa kushiriki kwa 3 miliardi shilingi zaidi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Maybe she was the stingiest woman.

Mimi ni mwanamke mwenye makisikia sana.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Don't be stingy with the Mayo.

Haujui kusikia kwa Mayo.

Source: The New Yorker (video edition)

Others words with the same meaning are miserly and stingy.

Mengine ya maneno yenye muktadha ya mizigo ni mizigo na mwenye makisikia sana.

Source: VOA Special December 2018 Collection

Do you know someone who stingy?

Ukiwa amekuwa na mwanamke mwenye makisikia sana?

Source: Sara's British English class

The stingy old man won't give any money to charity.

Mwanamume mkuu mwenye makisikia sana haukupa pesa kwa mafundisho.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

In it we see old Ebenezer Scrooge, rich, cross, and stingy.

Katika hii tunasikia Ebenezer Scrooge mkuu, mwenye mali, mwenye mshangao, na mwenye makisikia sana.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

He's really stingy and thinks twice before buying a bottle of wine.

Amejua makisikia sana na akishiriki kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kushiriki kwa mabawa ya maziwa.

Source: Sara's British English class

My boyfriend is very stingy. The hotel where we stayed was cheap and nasty. I wouldn't recommend it.

Rafiki yangu mwenye makisikia sana. Mji mwa mafundisho ambapo tukapita kwa mabaya na mafupi. Mimi hauweza kushiriki kwa mafundisho.

Source: BBC Authentic English

But to build it, a weak and stingy state had to rely on brutality.

Lakini kwa kujenga hii, nchi ya mwenye makisikia sana ilingia kwenye mafupi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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