CEFR B1

skimmy

adjective

Meaning

skimmy means (chiefly fashion) Tending or seeming to skim; loose. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as skimmy.
A skimmy tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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skimmy (B1)

adjective

Definition

skimmy means (chiefly fashion) Tending or seeming to skim; loose. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as skimmy.
A skimmy tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use skimmy

skimmy + noun (collocation): Use skimmy before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a skimmy reaction."
become skimmy (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became skimmy near the end."

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