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- adjective
comparative form ofskimpy : moreskimpy
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Examples
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Millions of other Americans are now in plans with skimpier benefits.
Wendell Potter: Reframing the Debate to Make Insurers Look Poor Wendell Potter 2011
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Back in high school, he had the walls of his bedroom covered with posters of beautiful models in skimpy skirts and even skimpier bikinis.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red -- "Your Escape Starts Right Here" Claudia Ricci 2011
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The music's too loud now and, other than the bread basket, the portions skimpier.
The Cougar Linda Simoni-Wastila 2011
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Back in high school, he had the walls of his bedroom covered with posters of beautiful models in skimpy skirts and even skimpier bikinis.
Claudia Ricci: Seeing Red -- "Your Escape Starts Right Here" Claudia Ricci 2011
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Advertising Archive/Courtesy Everett Collection A 1970s UK apparel catalogue shows men modeling skimpier suits.
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Speculative poetry had more venues than I knew about, but the pickings were a lot skimpier than they are today.
An Interview with David Kopaska-Merkel marshallpayne1 2010
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As anyone who has ever sought help for addiction, depression or any other mental illness knows, insurance coverage is often skimpier than for a physical malady.
New health-care law improves coverage for mental illnesses Post 2010
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The music's too loud now and, other than the bread basket, the portions skimpier.
The Cougar Linda Simoni-Wastila 2011
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It did seem as if Laurie's story was skimpier than it could have been but I always thought she was the least interesting character anyway.
We watched Watchmen | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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In fact, rising prices have led many businesses to drop coverage entirely, increase cost sharing or switch to coverage with higher out of pocket costs and skimpier benefits.
Wonk Room » Republicans Falsely Argue That Surtax Would Disproportionally Affect Small Businesses 2009
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