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skint [skınt] ADJ Brit sl

skinny [ˈskını] ADJ

skillet [ˈskılıt], frying pan Am N

I . conflict [ˈkɒnflıkt] N

II . conflict [ˈkɒnflıkt, kənˈflıkt] VB intr (with)

trifling [ˈtraıflıŋ] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Benny paused, and the studio audienceknowing his skinflint characterlaughed.
en.wikipedia.org
I guess they were making out he is some sort of skinflint.
www.independent.co.uk
From skinflint to the spendthrift, three women's beauty secrets...
www.dailymail.co.uk
She's a skinflint, a penny-pincher - a scrooge.
www.her.ie
It was a far more durable memory, it turns out, than the skinflint one.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Yes, he says he just can't abide the state having to pay $10.5 million a month to ensure water access for the people his skinflint emergency managers, now under indictment, poisoned.
www.metrotimes.com
We spoke about inspirations, years spent as a skinflint out of work artist, directing some of the biggest names in the business and much more.
blogs.crikey.com.au
My eye favors the clashing designs, but my skinflint nature can't help but prefer the more covert approach, if only for its attempt at a timeless aesthetic.
www.fastcodesign.com
Skinflint, however, has an especially miserly ring to it; add to that its engaging etymology, and we have a word worth investigating.
www.bozemandailychronicle.com
This skinflint curmudgeon has buried the capacity to care for others.
www.stalbertgazette.com

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