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adjective
- 1. very unwilling to spend money or use resources: "even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round"
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The meaning of PARSIMONIOUS is exhibiting or marked by parsimony; especially : frugal to the point of stinginess. How to use parsimonious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Parsimonious.
PARSIMONIOUS definition: 1. not willing to spend money or use a lot of something: 2. small in size or amount: 3. not…. Learn more.
PARSIMONIOUS meaning: 1. not willing to spend money or use a lot of something: 2. small in size or amount: 3. not…. Learn more.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective parsimonious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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.
Someone who is parsimonious is very unwilling to spend money. [formal, disapproval].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
adj. 1. Excessively sparing or frugal. 2. Accounting for observed data with a relatively simple explanation: The physicist argued that her new theory was more parsimonious than the standard model. par′si·mo′ni·ous·ly adv. par′si·mo′ni·ous·ness n.
Definition of parsimonious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Parsimonious definition: characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.. See examples of PARSIMONIOUS used in a sentence.
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