English-Finnish translations for skimpy

• lyhyt
• niukka
  Arvoisa neuvoston puheenjohtaja, kiitän vastauksestanne, vaikka se olikin melko niukka. Mr President-in-Office of the Council, I am grateful for your reply, although I find it rather skimpy.
  Maksujen määrä, joka on alle 130 miljardia euroa eli 0,99 prosenttia BKT:sta, on erittäin niukka, eikä sen perusteella kannata toivoa EU:n toimintalinjan kehittämistä. The amount of payments, at less than EUR 130 billion, or 0.99% of GDP, is very skimpy and cannot support hopes for the development of European policy.
• pikku-

Definition of skimpy

• Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing
• A barmaid who wears little clothing.

Examples

• Have you ever seen such a skimpy bikini?
• They served a pretty skimpy portion of ice cream as the free birthday dessert.

Related words

• skim
• skimmer
• Eskimo
• skimp
• semi-skimmed
• skimmington
• skimmed
• skimming
• Eskimologist