skimp: positive or negative

gopikoundinya · #1 (**permalink**) 23-May-2006, 14:05

Is "skimp" a positive or a negative word?

"thrift" is a positive word, where as "stingy" is a negative word. What about skimp?

Thanks,
Gopi

matilda · #2 (**permalink**) 23-May-2006, 14:29

skim is a useful work when you want to find a spcefic thing in a long text

but i don't think if it has a negative aspect or not.

brimstone11 · #3 (**permalink**) 23-May-2006, 14:37

'Skimp' not 'skim'

matilda · #4 (**permalink**) 23-May-2006, 14:52

wow!!!!!!!!!
sorry.I goofed.
it is negative.
it means giving s.th less than proper amount, in a stingy way. it is used when s.b wants to behave economically, but he behaves like stingy ones

Again sorry for the first post.

Tdol · #5 (**permalink**) 24-May-2006, 03:59

I agree- skimping is negative.


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