noun
confidential information about a topic or person
Examples
- he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
adjective
being very thin
Synonyms
Examples
- a child with skinny freckled legs
- a long scrawny neck
- pale bony hands
adjective
of or relating to or resembling skin
adjective
fitting snugly
Synonyms
tight-fitting
tightfitting
tight fitting
tightly fitting
Examples
- a tightly-fitting cover
- tight-fitting clothes
adjective
giving or spending with reluctance
Synonyms
Examples
- our cheeseparing administration
- very close (or near) with his money
- a penny-pinching miserly old man