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    parsimonious
    /ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. very unwilling to spend money or use resources: "even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARSIMONIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Parsimonious means not willing to spend money or use a lot of something, or small in size or amount. See how to use this word in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › parsimoniousParsimonious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Parsimonious means exhibiting or marked by parsimony, especially frugal to the point of stinginess. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARSIMONIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Parsimonious means not willing to spend money or use a lot of something, or small in size or amount. It can also mean not telling the complete truth. See how to use this word in sentences and translations.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › parsimoniousParsimonious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A parsimonious person is unwilling to spend a lot of money. You know those people who count up every penny when it's time to split a restaurant bill? You can call them parsimonious.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › parsimonyParsimony Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Parsimony is the quality of being careful with money or resources, or the quality of being stingy. It also means economy in the use of means to an end, especially in conformity with Occam's razor.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARSIMONY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Parsimony is the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something. It is also used in biology and linguistics to refer to the principle of choosing the simplest or most parsimonious explanation for a phenomenon.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › parsimoniousPARSIMONIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Parsimonious definition: characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.. See examples of PARSIMONIOUS used in a sentence.