parsimonious

  • 21parsimonious — [ˌpα:sɪ məʊnɪəs] adjective very unwilling to spend money or use resources. Derivatives parsimoniously adverb parsimoniousness noun …

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  • 22parsimonious — a. Stingy, close, avaricious, niggardly, miserly, mean, penurious, grasping, covetous, close fisted, sordid, very saving, excessively frugal, near, illiberal, hard fisted, sparing …

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  • 23parsimonious — adjective formal extremely unwilling to spend money; mean 2 (2) parsimoniously adverb parsimony noun (U) …

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  • 24parsimonious — adj stingy, miserly, carking, skin flinty, mean, tight, tight fisted, closefisted, cheap, Sl. chintzy, moneygrubbing, grasping; niggardly, Rare. illiberal, cheeseparing, penurious; scrimping, penny pinching, grudging, begrudging, ungenerous,… …

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  • 25parsimonious — par·si·mo·nious …

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  • 26parsimonious — UK [ˌpɑː(r)sɪˈməʊnɪəs] / US [ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊnɪəs] adjective formal not willing to give or spend money Derived words: parsimoniously adverb parsimony UK [ˈpɑː(r)sɪmənɪ] / US [ˈpɑrsəˌmoʊnɪ] noun uncountable …

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  • 27parsimonious — par•si•mo•ni•ous [[t]ˌpɑr səˈmoʊ ni əs[/t]] adj. given to parsimony; frugal or stingy • Etymology: 1590–1600 par si•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv. par si•mo′ni•ous•ness, n. syn: See stingy …

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  • 28parsimonious — /pasəˈmoʊniəs/ (say pahsuh mohneeuhs) adjective characterised by or showing parsimony; sparing or frugal, especially to excess. –parsimoniously, adverb …

  • 29Parsimoniously — Parsimonious 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. [1913… …

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  • 30Parsimoniousness — Parsimonious 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. [1913… …

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