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PARSIMONIOUS

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Excessively unwilling to spend

Example:

lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence

Synonyms:

parsimonious; penurious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

stingy; ungenerous (unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.))

Derivation:

parsimoniousness (extreme stinginess)

parsimoniousness (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)

parsimony (extreme stinginess)

parsimony (extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)

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