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Parsimonious

Parsimonious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Parsimonious? [adj] excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Parsimonious: penurious \| stingy \| ungenerous Related Terms \| Find terms related to Parsimonious: abstemious \| ascetic \| austere \| canny \| careful \| chary \| cheeseparing \| conserving \| dwarfed \| dwarfish \| economic \| economizing \| exiguous \| forehanded \| frugal \| frugal to excess \| impoverished \| jejune \| labor-saving \| lean \| Lenten \| limited \| meager \| mean \| miserly \| money-saving \| narrow \| niggardly \| overfrugal \| paltry \| penny-wise \| penny-wise and pound-foolish \| poor \| provident \| prudent \| prudential \| puny \| saving \| scamping \| scant \| scanty \| Scotch \| scrawny \| scrimp \| scrimping \| scrimpy \| skimp \| skimping \| skimpy \| slender \| slight \| slim \| small \| spare \| sparing \| Spartan \| starvation \| stingy \| stinted \| stinting \| straitened \| stunted \| subsistence \| thin \| thrifty \| time-saving \| too frugal \| unnourishing \| unnutritious \| unwasteful \| watered \| watery See Also \| Parsimonious In Webster's Dictionary \Par`simo"nious\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See {Parsimony}.] Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. -- {Par`simo"niously}, adv. -- {Par`simo"niousness}, n. A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious. --Bacon. Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war will drain us of more men and money. --Addison. Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving; mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.

Parsimonious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parsimonious?

[adj] excessively unwilling to spend; "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"; "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Parsimonious: penurious | stingy | ungenerous

See Also |

Parsimonious In Webster's Dictionary

\Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See
{Parsimony}.]
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal
to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --
{Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.

      A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.
                                               --Bacon.

      Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the
      expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war
      will drain us of more men and money.     --Addison.

Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving;
     mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.

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