par·si·mo·ni·ous (pär s -m  n -s)adj. Excessively sparing or frugal. par si·moni·ous·ly adv.par si·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" 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
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