parsimonious

(pär'sə-mō'nē-əs)
adj.
Excessively sparing or frugal.

parsimoniously par'si·mo'ni·ous·ly adv.
parsimoniousness par'si·mo'ni·ous·ness n.

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adjective

Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money: cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, mean², miserly, niggard, niggardly, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, stingy, tight, tightfisted. See give/take/reciprocity.

adj

Definition: penny-pinching
Antonyms: extravagant, generous, lavish, liberal

IN BRIEF: Too economical; stingy. Also: unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.

My parsimonious aunt never offered second servings or dessert with dinner.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sparsommelig, karrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gierig

Français (French)
adj. - parcimonieux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geizig, sparsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φειδωλός, φιλάργυρος

Italiano (Italian)
parsimonioso, parco, frugale, avaro, meschino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - parcimonioso, sovina

Русский (Russian)
скупой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - parsimonioso, parco, escaso, frugal, avaro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knusslig, överdrivet sparsam, knapp, mager, torftig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吝啬的, 节俭的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 吝嗇的, 節儉的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인색한, 지나치게 알뜰한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - けちな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شديد البخل أو الشح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קמצן, חסכן‬

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