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parsimonious

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par·si·mo·ni·ous  (pärs-mn-s)
adj.
Excessively sparing or frugal.
parsi·moni·ous·ly adv.
parsi·moni·ous·ness n.
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Adj.1.parsimonious - excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"
penurious
stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds"
parsimonious
adjective mean, stingy, penny-pinching (informal) miserly, near (informal) saving, sparing, grasping, miserable, stinting, frugal, niggardly, penurious, tightfisted, close-fisted, mingy Brit. (informal) cheeseparing, skinflinty, snoep S. African (informal) << OPPOSITE extravagant
Translations
Spanish parsimonious [pɑːsɪˈməunɪəs] adj → tacaño
French parsimonious [pɑːsɪˈməunɪəs] adj → parcimonieux/euse
German parsimonious [pɑːsɪˈməunɪəs] adj → geizig
Italian parsimonious [pɑːsɪˈməunɪəs] adj → parsimonioso/a
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But as it is wholesome that the parsimonious public should know what has been doing, and still is doing, in this connexion, I mention here that everything set forth in these pages concerning the Court of Chancery is substantially true, and within the truth.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
So completely did I break with my parsimonious past that I sent word home to my mother to call in the boys of the neighbourhood and give to them all my collections.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
He was, I had discovered, parsimonious about small expenditures-- a trait absolutely inconsistent with his general character.
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