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Swingy vs Stingy - What's the difference?

swingy | stingy |

As adjectives the difference between swingy and stingy

is that swingy is having a swinging motion while stingy is stinging; able to sting.

swingy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Having a swinging motion.
  • * 2007 , The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78
    • the swingy , shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando
  • * 2011 , Karen Karbo, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel (page 169)
    • Which is not to say that a long rope of pearls is the obvious solution—too long and too swingy and you risk looking like you're on your way to a costume party dressed as a flapper.
  • (informal) Characteristic of swing music.
  • * 1942 , Billboard magazine
    • a swingy rhythm and some swell guitar work
  • (curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.

    • stingy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Stinging; able to sting.

    • Etymology 2

    Uncertain, possibly from stinge, a dialectal variation of .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.
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    • Synonyms
    * See also
    Derived terms
    * stingily * stinginess

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