scrimply

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adverb

In a scanty manner.

“to eat scrimply because of poverty”

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adverb
  1. archaicIn a scanty manner.

    to eat scrimply because of poverty

  2. archaicHardly; scarcely; barely.

Origin

From scrimp + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

scrimply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimply

MLA

“scrimply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimply. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrimply,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrimply.

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