not generous and unwilling to give money吝啬的,小气的
I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?给他买礼物我只出了5英镑——你认为是不是有点太小气了?
A mingy amount is smaller than you would like.(数量)少得可怜的
I hate that restaurant - they give you really mingy portions.我不喜欢那家餐馆——他们给的每份食物都少得可怜。