parsimonious
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par·si·mo·ni·ous
(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.
adj.
Excessively sparing or frugal.
parsimoniously par'si·mo'ni·ous·ly adv.
parsimoniousness par'si·mo'ni·ous·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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parsimonious
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.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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parsimonious
adj
Definition: penny-pinching
Antonyms: extravagant, generous, lavish, liberal
Word Tutor:
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parsimonious
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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Translations:
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Parsimonious
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sparsommelig, karrig
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
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شديد البخل أو الشح
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קמצן, חסכן
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