how to pronounce скупой

/skʊˈpoj/

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скупой is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of скупой in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… весьма скупой мимику с точки зрения …”

meanings of скупой

adjective:

Scanty, poor.
Avaricious, stingy, frugal, mean, parsimonious, miserly.
Taciturn.

noun:

Miser.

скупой frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word скупой occurs in russian on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.