skimpiness

On our calendar of hazards, spring stands alone for the skimpiness of its drama.

As we’ve written, America is an island unto itself in the skimpiness of its sick leave mandate.

Adding to this is the skimpiness of unemployment benefits in America – providing less support in the first year of unemployment than those in any other advanced country.

“I walk around New York and, well, this is supposed to be the fashion capital of the world,” he said, referring to an increasing skimpiness on the street.

Whatever younger voters think of his tailoring, I was put off by its gamine skimpiness.